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estimation

[es-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Meta said it had many of the suggestions from Ofcom already in place, "including using AI to detect users' age based on their activity, and facial age estimation technology".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Discord insisted the measures came with privacy protections, saying video selfies for age estimation never leave users' devices and that submitted identity documents are deleted quickly.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 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

Finally, and foremost in Ms. Goldstein’s estimation, there are the “heroic strivers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Anyone who does otherwise either comes to ruin because of the flatterer, or keeps changing his mind in the face of different opinions; resulting in a low estimation of his worth.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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