To give an approximate value rather than an exact answer!
Example:
What is the most reasonable estimate for 29 x 9 x 18?
you would do 30 x 10 x 20 so
which is right
A. 600
B. 3,600
C. 3,000
D. 6,000
Answer: D
You replace the numbers in the question with approximate values and carry out the calculation using them instead of the exact numbers.
Estimate that to be 10.
Estimate is a verb.
The word 'estimate' is both a noun (estimate, estimates) and a verb (estimate, estimates, estimating, estimated).Example uses:Noun: The estimate for repairing the fender was too high.Verb: I called some contractors to estimate the cost of a new garage.
gse estimate
You estimate it!
Mathematicians use the word estimate.
900 would be a fair estimate
Estimate that to be 10.
Estimate is a verb.
The word 'estimate' is both a noun (estimate, estimates) and a verb (estimate, estimates, estimating, estimated).Example uses:Noun: The estimate for repairing the fender was too high.Verb: I called some contractors to estimate the cost of a new garage.
It is an estimate that is quite safe
You can estimate when an exact answer is not needed.
You could estimate is as 0.5
The estimate for 15,772 is 10,000
gse estimate
You estimate it!
Apparently a magnitude estimate is just a estimate just closer to the actual answer.