underestimation

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But Theo Caretta, an attorney with the nonprofit Communities for a Better Environment, said the $800-million price tag is several years outdated and likely an underestimation of what the project will cost ratepayers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

The figures are likely to be a severe underestimation because boat passenger lists are rarely available.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The authors were able to show that this underestimation was linked to some of the features of the storm, including the temperature contrasts near its centre, that were not well predicted by the AI systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 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