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单词 underestimation
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Definition of underestimation in English:

underestimation

nounˌʌndərɛstɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌəndərˌɛstəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
  • A judgement or rough calculation that is unfavourable or too low.

    there was an underestimation of what it would cost
    people continually make these huge underestimations about teenagers
    mass noun this could lead to underestimation of overall energy expenditure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This figure likely represents an underestimation of the true incidence of symptomatic articular cartilage lesions.
    • The management of transport policy over several decades has been spectacularly inept, aside from the understandable underestimation of population numbers.
    • Dependency of the arm below heart level leads to an overestimation of systolic and diastolic pressures and raising the arm above heart level leads to underestimation.
    • Recipes like these help one plan a meal better and since the end quantity is indicated, there is no scope for wastage nor underestimation.
    • The underestimation of intelligence is extraordinary, and it makes you fear for liberty.

Definition of underestimation in US English:

underestimation

nounˌəndərˌestəˈmāSH(ə)nˌəndərˌɛstəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
  • A judgment or rough calculation that is unfavorable or too low.

    there was an underestimation of what it would cost
    people continually make these huge underestimations about teenagers
    mass noun this could lead to underestimation of overall energy expenditure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The underestimation of intelligence is extraordinary, and it makes you fear for liberty.
    • The management of transport policy over several decades has been spectacularly inept, aside from the understandable underestimation of population numbers.
    • Recipes like these help one plan a meal better and since the end quantity is indicated, there is no scope for wastage nor underestimation.
    • This figure likely represents an underestimation of the true incidence of symptomatic articular cartilage lesions.
    • Dependency of the arm below heart level leads to an overestimation of systolic and diastolic pressures and raising the arm above heart level leads to underestimation.
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