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estimation

/ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/

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What does estimation mean?

noun

  1. The process of making an estimate.
  2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
  3. Esteem or favourable regard.

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But if they have been consulted, and have happened to disapprove, opposition then becomes, in their estimation, an indispensable duty of self-love.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Ay, my good lord, I know the gentleman To be of worth and worthy estimation, And not without desert so well reputed.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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Without making any remark, Sergeant Cuff walked on, sinking lower and lower in his own estimation, to the back of the house.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
The high estimation then placed upon the military character might be seen in the lofty port of each individual member of the company.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
Up to this moment, his brain had always evaded the direct question of how he and the priest relatively stood in Celia's estimation.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133