overestimate
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- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
- Nonetheless, the costs of planning development under incorrect assumptions are much higher with overestimates of such rates than with underestimates (Costanza 1989).
- leads to overestimates
- results in an overestimate
Examples
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A potential explanation for this finding is that the overestimates were a function of the information given to officials working at the target institution.
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Overestimates of the relevant distance have led to profound environmental problems with direct implications for carrying capacity.
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The ten-thousand figure may well have been an overestimate.
Academic text (1999) -
The capture statistics are most likely overestimates, but for this analysis I will nonetheless use data from the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Academic text (2009) -
The middle 50 percent of the forecast errors ranged from an overestimate of 3.0 percent to an underestimate of 4.5 percent.
Blog text (17) -
Hence, 2% and 0.9% are probably overestimates for these groups' share of the college-aged population.
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For soybeans, the August yield forecast ranged from an overestimate of 16.2 percent to an underestimate of 10.2 percent.
Blog text (17) -
The report revealed that the budget included an overestimate of the project's total cost.
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His prediction was an overestimate of the number of attendees at the event.
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Many experts agree that the initial figures were an overestimate of the region's economic growth.
Synonyms
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A statement that makes something seem bigger, better, or worse than it is
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Saying something is more important or serious than it really is
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A judgment that something is bigger or more important than it really is
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An act of thinking or saying something is worth more than it really is
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An opinion that something is better or worth more than it really is
Calculating something as larger than it really is
A value estimate that is higher than it should be
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Etymology
Overestimate is made of over meaning 'too much' and estimate meaning 'a guess of value'. So an overestimate is a guess that is higher than the real amount.