Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

estimator

Pronunciation: /ˈɛstɪmeɪtə/

Translate estimator | into French | into Italian
Definition of estimator

noun

Statistics
  • a rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter.
  • a quantity used or evaluated as an estimate of the value of a parameter.
  • a person who estimates the price, value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

estimator in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of estimator in the US English dictionary