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overestimation

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Recent Examples of overestimation All four actors failed to achieve Actor Award recognition this year, signaling a possible overestimation of enthusiasm for this international Oscar contender. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 The study found that the incorrect, older models led to a significant bias in criticality calculations, causing an artificial overestimation of the reactor’s effective neutron multiplication factor (keff). — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does. — Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025 This was later updated to reflect a 598,000 overestimation in previous data. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overestimation

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Sometimes, trying to intuit monthly expenses can be difficult, making the rough calculation prone to underestimation, which can lead to future cash shortages.

— Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Correcting the widespread underestimation of how much scientists and ordinary people actually want action may be one of the highest-leverage things a communicator can do.

— Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of underestimation

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Changes in habits or treatment take time to show up in sperm measurements, so there’s often a reassessment after about three months.

— Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Amid that reassessment, the Harbinger deal suggests FedEx sees a strong fit for medium-duty EVs in portions of its network.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reassessment

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