estimator

estimator
noun
  1. (Statistics)a rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter
    (统计)推算式
    ■a quantity used or evaluated as such an estimate
    估计量
    ■a person who estimates the price, value, number, quantity, or extent of something
    估计者;评价者
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'person who estimates'): from Latin aestimator, from aestimare (see estimate)
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