estimator
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English
Etymology
From Latin aestimātor;[1] equivalent to estimate + -or.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.tɚ/,
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.tə/,
Noun
estimator (plural estimators)
- A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
- 1596, James Melville, The Diary of Mr James Melvill. 1556-1601., Edinburgh, published 1829, page 225:
- The Æstimators of the Valor of everie Townes Teinds.
- (mathematics) A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population
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References
- ^ “estimator, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French estimateur. By surface analysis, estima + -tor.
Noun
estimator m (plural estimatori)
Declension
Declension of estimator
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) estimator | estimatorul | (niște) estimatori | estimatorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) estimator | estimatorului | (unor) estimatori | estimatorilor |
| vocative | estimatorule | estimatorilor | ||