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[ adjective ] calculated approximately
Examples "an estimated mass of 25 g" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The big , 22 - year old shortstop , the 1960 American_league `` rookie of the year '' , flew here late this afternoon from Baltimore , signed his contract for an estimated $ 15000 and was a spectator at tonight 's 5 - to 3 loss to Kansas_City - the winless Birds ' sixth setback in_a_row . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)From an estimated mass of 25 g for a zero magnitude meteorite , the other masses are derived with the assumption of a mass decrease by a factor of 2.512 for each unit increase in magnitude . Related terms |
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