estimation
Pronunciation: [ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən]
Context: "mathematics"
(noun) a guess about a number or amount that is not exact. It's like when you want to know how many candies are in a jar, but you just count a few and make a good guess.
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My estimation of the candies was close; I said there were about 50, and there were 52.
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Her estimation was off by a lot; she thought there were 100 candies, but there were only 30.
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What is your estimation of how many books we have in the library?
Context: "opinion"
(noun) a judgment or opinion about something. It's like when you look at a painting and you tell someone what you think about it.
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In my estimation, that was the best movie of the year!
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His estimation of the team's chances in the game was not very optimistic.
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What is your estimation of the new restaurant in town?
Context: "business"
(noun) an approximate calculation of the cost, size, or value of something. When you want to figure out how much money you'll need for a project, you make an estimation.
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The contractor gave us an estimation for how much the repairs would cost.
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The estimation for the project was way too low, and we ended up spending much more.
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Can you provide an estimation for how long the project will take?