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estimative

[es-tuh-mey-tiv]

es·ti·ma·tive

[es-tuh-mey-tiv]
adjective
1.
capable of estimating.
2.
pertaining to or based upon estimation; estimated.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin aestimātīvus. See estimate, -ive
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estimate
 
vb
1.  to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
2.  (tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge: to estimate one's chances
3.  to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
4.  (tr) statistics See estimator to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics
 
n
5.  an approximate calculation
6.  a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
7.  a judgment; appraisal; opinion
 
[C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure origin]
 
'estimative
 
adj

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