Japanese word

推定

Pronunciation

Romajisuitei

Meaning

  • nounestimate

Example

その推定は正確です。so no sui tei wa sei kaku de su

That estimate is accurate.

Illustration for 推定 (estimate)

More examples

新しい証拠を得て、推定を修正しました。atara shi i shō ko o e te sui tei o shū sei shi ma shi ta

After obtaining new evidence, we revised the estimate.

Core concept

Reaches a provisional view about an unknown fact or amount by connecting it to evidence or prior knowledge.

Common phrases

  • 推定の範囲sui tei no han i

    range of the estimate

  • 推定の根拠sui tei no kon kyo

    basis for the estimate

  • 推定を修正するsui tei o shū sei su ru

    revise the estimate

Similar words

見積もりmitsumori: A likely cost, quantity, or amount calculated for a particular purpose.
概算gaisan: An approximate amount calculated from limited or rounded information.
推測suisoku: A tentative view about an unknown fact formed from available clues.

Definition in Japanese

直接には確かめられない事実や数量を、根拠に基づいて推し量ること。choku setsu ni wa tashi ka me ra re na i ji jitsu ya sū ryō o kon kyo ni moto zu i te o shi haka ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 推定 (suitei) combines 推 (sui, "infer") with 定 (tei, "settle"), expressing a settled judgment reached through inference.

Usage tips

  • An estimate usually concerns an amount or value, whereas an assumption is a belief accepted for the moment without being established as true.

Other meanings

  • assumptionnoun
  • presumptionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 推定するsuiteisuruestimateverb

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