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UK
/ˌʌndəɹˌɛstɪmˈeɪʃən/
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NOUN
- an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
How To Use underestimation In A Sentence
- The negative and positive signs on the ordinate mean, respectively, underestimation and overestimation of the expected values.
- overestimation of future CO2 sink saturation overestimation of historic aerosol cooling underestimation of solar forcing neglection of unforced internal variability of the climate system overestimation of historic volcanic cooling SPM released « Climate Audit
- Since this study did not focus on short-term dynamics of induction kinetics on a scale of seconds, correction was not made for the underestimation of peaks due to mixing in the cuvette as suggested by Pearcy et al..
- This is due to the enemy's underestimation of China and also to his shortage of troops.
- Tim, to the uninitiated, may look just like many other tan coloured dogs but that would be an underestimation.
- Mean zero noise is associated with underestimation of distribution volumes when data are analyzed with graphic analysis.
- Overestimation of height and underestimation of weight in overweight people will magnify underestimation of body mass index.
- This would result in the underestimation of the tectonic subsidence that occurred during the deposition of the shales.
- Ignoring the heterogeneity may lead to a serious underestimation of sample sizes.
- When small samples are used to estimate population standard deviations, the results are biased in the direction of underestimation.