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estimate
vb 1. to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge 2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge, to estimate one's chances 3. to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client 4. tr statistics, to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics
n 1. an approximate calculation 2. a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work 3. a judgment; appraisal; opinion
accuracy
n (pl -cies ) faithful measurement or representation of the truth; correctness; precision
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Why the estimate of the radius and not the diameter?
Estimating one of them is equivalent to estimating the other.
Is estimating the same as rounding off and why?
No, it is not. Estimating may be rounding but need not be.
Is measuring the same as estimating?
No. Measuring is getting an exact length. Estimating is guessing what the length is
What are two strategies for estimating decimal products?
One strategy is estimating the factors the other i don't know
What is the relationship of rounding and estimating?
Rounding, you see the number and just make it look neater or easier to use. Estimating, you guess a number.
