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estimator

UK/ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/US/ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.tɚ/

estimator noun: a person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs.

Noun

estimator (plural estimators)

  1. A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
    • The Æstimators of the Valor of everie Townes Teinds.1596, James Melville, The Diary of Mr James Melvill. 1556-1601., Edinburgh, published 1829, page 225
  2. A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population

estimator meaning in Tamil and Gujarati

estimator in Tamil

மதிப்பீட்டாளர்

estimator in Gujarati

function
અંદાજક andājak

Forms of estimator

pluralestimators

Plural of estimator: estimators

Origin of estimator

From Latin aestimātor; equivalent to estimate + -or.

Words formed from estimator

Questions about estimator

What does estimator mean?
Estimator means a person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs.
What is estimator in Tamil?
Estimator in Tamil is மதிப்பீட்டாளர். See Estimator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is estimator?
Estimator is a noun.
How do you pronounce estimator?
Estimator is pronounced /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of estimator?
The plural of estimator is estimators.

Words near estimator in the dictionary

  1. estimatingly
  2. estimation
  3. estimation theory
  4. estimations
  5. estimative
  6. estimator
  7. estimators
  8. Estime
  9. Estimes
  10. estipite
  11. estipites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: estimator (page history and authors); estimator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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