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estimation

[es-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /


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This was due to overperformance in specific races and in Phillips’s estimation, this could happen again in 2026.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Roblox has defended a major expansion of its child safety system, despite complaints from parents that the game's user-age estimation can misclassify children and put them into less-protected versions of the service.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But the law leaves "significant gaps", Snapchat said, arguing that age estimation technology was only accurate to within two to three years.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

People with the "pancreatic-predominant" pattern showed a proton density fat fraction -- an MRI marker that provides a precise estimation of fat concentration in tissue -- of about 30 percent in the pancreas.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

By my estimation, I’m only eighteen feet from freedom.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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