estimator

noun

es·ti·ma·tor ˈe-stə-ˌmā-tər

: one that estimates

: estimate sense 1b

also : a statistical function whose value for a sample furnishes an estimate of a population parameter

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Students and parents can use the federal student aid estimator to get an early approximation of their financial package. —

Adriana Morga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 Pro tips: Check what's on your sample ballot and use Franklin County's levy estimator to see how your property taxes would be affected by a successful levy or bond issue. —

Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 The highest-level estimator reasons about risk and figures out when to move fast and when to play it safe. —

Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024 Perhaps the official revenue estimators at the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office will become more optimistic about the economy’s responsiveness to tax cuts. —

Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2017 See all Example Sentences for estimator