underpredict

transitive verb

: to predict too small a value for : underestimate

the model also underpredicted imports and overestimated exports

—Anatole Kaletsky

underprediction

ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

noun

Word History

Etymology

under entry 1 + predict

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