estimate
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The researchers estimate that, by 2023, the extra rainfall added roughly 2,300 gigatonnes of freshwater each year across the high-latitude Southern Ocean.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
While March's growth was higher than expected, the estimate for February was revised down from 0.5% to 0.4%, and January's was reduced from 0.1% to zero.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Citi economists calculate that core PCE inflation increased 0.3% on a rounded basis in April, an uptick from their 0.2% estimate coming off Tuesday’s consumer price index data.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
This comes as the global oil market is expected to shift into a supply deficit this year from a surplus in 2025, according to a new estimate from the International Energy Agency.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
As a way to get a rough estimate, however, the capture-recapture method is effective, and of more generality than the fish example might suggest.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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