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estimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consider, gauge, judge; value, appraise, evaluate, rate, assess, measure; compute, reckon, calculate. n. judgment, opinion, appraisal, report, criticism; calculation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… … English dictionary for students
Approximation theory — In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby. Note that what is meant by best and simpler will depend on … Wikipedia
reckon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. calculate, count, compute, estimate; esteem, consider, believe; rely, depend; informal, think, suppose, guess. See payment, expectation, supposition, numeration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. compute,… … English dictionary for students
estimate — I (approximate cost) noun admeasurement, aestimatio, appraisal, appraisement, approximate calculation, approximate judgment of value, approximate value, approximation, assessment, calculation, charge, computation, considered guess, educated guess … Law dictionary
estimate — [es′tə māt΄; ] for n. [, es′təmit] vt. estimated, estimating [< L aestimatus, pp. of aestimare: see ESTEEM] 1. to form an opinion or judgment about 2. to judge or determine generally but carefully (size, value, cost, requirements, etc.);… … English World dictionary
extrapolate — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 Math. & Philos. a calculate approximately from known values, data, etc. (others which lie outside the range of those known). b calculate on the basis of (known facts) to estimate unknown facts, esp. extend (a curve) on a… … Useful english dictionary
7 Day SEC Yield — The 7 day SEC yield is a measure of performance in the interest rates of money market mutual funds offered by US mutual fund companies. The calculation is performed as follows: :Take the net interest income earned by the fund over the last 7 days … Wikipedia
estimate — estimatingly, adv. estimator, n. v. /es teuh mayt /; n. /es teuh mit, mayt /, v., estimated, estimating, n. v.t. 1. to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to… … Universalium
Opioid comparison — Opioids are a class of compounds that elicit analgesic (pain killing) effects in humans and animals by binding to the μ opioid receptor within the central nervous system. The following table lists commonly used opioid drugs and their relative… … Wikipedia
approximate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. near, close, rough. See nearness, similarity, relation.Ant., exact, precise. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rough, inexact, estimated, uncertain, guessed, imprecise, unprecise, proximate, imperfect,… … English dictionary for students
