"estimator" meaning in English

See estimator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/ [UK], /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.tɚ/ [US], [ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.ɾɚ] [US], /ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.tə/ [Australia], [ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.ɾə] [Australia] Forms: estimators [plural]
Etymology: From Latin aestimātor; equivalent to estimate + -or. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aestimātor}} Latin aestimātor, {{suffix|en|estimate|or}} estimate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} estimator (plural estimators)
  1. A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
    Sense id: en-estimator-en-noun-hcK0WFzy Categories (other): Terms with Gujarati translations Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 63 37
  2. (mathematics) A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population Translations (function): статистическа оценка (statističeska ocenka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), અંદાજક (andājak) (Gujarati), stimatore [masculine] (Italian), estymator [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-estimator-en-noun-BqrepZ54 Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'function': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: L-estimator, James-Stein estimator Related terms: overestimator, underestimator

Inflected forms

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