underestimation
Example Sentences
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The figures are likely to be a severe underestimation because boat passenger lists are rarely available.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
That underestimation led to a misjudgment of tsunami heights — with some of the first detailed alerts erroneously estimating the tsunami would be lower than protective sea walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
"Our study sheds light on how social networks can be leveraged to promote timely updates on climate risk perceptions and help correct the underestimation of climate risks."
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
"Our motivation here is to reconsider how the open-endedness of the scale can lead to an underestimation of risk, and, in particular, how this underestimation becomes increasingly problematic in a warming world," the researchers wrote.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024
But despite his underestimation of England and his overestimation of France, Jefferson's reputation and popularity soared.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
