estimator

English

Etymology

From Latin aestimātor;[1] equivalent to estimate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.tɚ/, [ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.ɾɚ]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.tə/, [ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.ɾə]

Noun

estimator (plural estimators)

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

Derived terms

Translations

References
  1. “estimator, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French estimateur. By surface analysis, estima +‎ -tor.

Noun

estimator m (plural estimatori)

  1. assessor

Declension
Declension of estimator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) estimator estimatorul (niște) estimatori estimatorii
genitive/dative (unui) estimator estimatorului (unor) estimatori estimatorilor
vocative estimatorule estimatorilor
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