Definition:Estimator/Estimate
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Definition
An estimate is a particular realization of an estimator.
Also see
- Results about estimates can be found here.
Linguistic Note
The word estimate is the same in its verb form:
- to estimate: to make an approximation to a particular estimator.
and noun form.
However, they are pronounced slightly differently.
- The noun form is pronounced something like es-tim-ut.
- The verb form is pronounced something like es-tim-ayt.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): estimator
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): estimator