What's the difference between estimation and valuation?

Estimation


Definition:

  • (v. t.) The act of estimating.
  • (v. t.) An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.
  • (v. t.) Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.
  • (v. t.) Supposition; conjecture.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Changes in cardiac adenosine triphosphate (ATP), phosphocreatine (PCr) and inorganic phosphate (Pi) were followed and intracellular pH (pHi) was estimated from the chemical shift of Pi.
  • (2) Estimations of the degree of incorporation of 14C from the radioactive labeled carbohydrate into the glycerol and fatty acid moieties were carried out.
  • (3) We conclude that the SHBG concentration strongly affects this estimation.
  • (4) In this review, we demonstrate that serum creatinine does not provide an adequate estimate of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and contrary to recent teachings, that the slope of the reciprocal of serum creatinine vs time does not permit an accurate assessment of the rate of progression of renal disease.
  • (5) The models are applied to estimate the demand for tobacco products in Finland.
  • (6) Estimates of the risk probability for each dose level and sacrifice time are found utilizing the sample likelihood as the posterior density.
  • (7) Estimates of potential for gastrointestinal side effects using the rat enteropooling assay and in vivo monkey effects indicate that diarrhea will be substantially reduced with retention of uterine stimulating potency.
  • (8) The ED50 and ED95 of mivacurium in each group were estimated from linear regression plots of log dose vs probit of maximum percentage depression of neuromuscular function.
  • (9) We are pursuing legal action because there are still so many unanswered questions about the viability of Shenhua’s proposed koala plan and it seems at this point the plan does not guarantee the survival of the estimated 262 koalas currently living where Shenhua wants to put its mine,” said Ranclaud.
  • (10) To estimate the age of onset of these differences, and to assess their relationship to abdominal and gluteal adipocyte size, we measured adiposity, adipocyte size, and glucose and insulin concentrations during a glucose tolerance test in lean (less than 20% body fat), prepubertal children from each race.
  • (11) The level of significance of the statistical estimate of the change in the number of phonoreactive units (its increase due to deprivation) amounts to 92%.
  • (12) Variables included an ego-delay measure obtained from temporal estimations, perceptions of temporal dominance and relatedness obtained from Cottle's Circles Test, Ss' ages, and a measure of long-term posthospital adjustment.
  • (13) The molecular weight of antigen RFB2 was estimated to be approximately 85,000 daltons based on the results of gel filtration on Sepharose CL-6B.
  • (14) The radius is estimated to be around 1.7 nm, which shows a moderate degree of hydration.
  • (15) Another important factor, however, seems to be that patients, their families, doctors and employers estimate capacity of performance on account of the specific illness, thus calling for intensified efforts toward rehabilitation.
  • (16) The estimated DNA compaction ratio (approximately 3-fold) is consistent with a significant degree of nucleosome unfolding in the hyperstimulated BR genes.
  • (17) The Pan American Health Organization, the Americas arm of the World Health Organization, estimated the deaths from Tuesday's magnitude 7 quake at between 50,000 and 100,000, but said that was a "huge guess".
  • (18) The risk of recurrence and progression in 170 patients presenting with pTa urothelial tumours of the bladder has been estimated so that follow-up can be rationalised.
  • (19) Serum gamma glutamyl transferase (gammaGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities have been estimated in 49 epileptic patients taking anticonvulsant drugs.
  • (20) The effect of these drugs was estimated from the cell growth curve and DNA histogram determined by flow cytometry.

Valuation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.
  • (n.) Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the goods sold for more than their valuation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The valuations proposed lead to a highly significant improvement of the separation ability in contrast to the comparable valuations.
  • (2) They presented criteria of valuation which excluded other possible causes of sensorineural hearing loss, such as exposure to acoustic trauma, ototoxic drugs, cardiovascular disease, past head injury and hereditary causes.
  • (3) The company recently announced its ambition to reach a valuation of $50bn, but it is unclear how much Uber is worth if it has to start picking up expenses it has up to now pushed on to the shoulders of its drivers.
  • (4) But many customers have been impressed by the speed of the technology and cheapness of the fares, and the company’s valuation continues to rise.
  • (5) Those who report a clinical trial should acknowledge the right of the 'consumer' to make decisions based on his own valuation of the beneficial and adverse effects which rival treatments may have.
  • (6) This paper focuses on the choice of a sexual partner and pregnancy issues as symptoms of reworking established conflicts around self-valuation and abandonment by sibling and grieving parents.
  • (7) Ian Gordon, banks analyst at Investec, said: "We currently see no relative or absolute support for RBS' 'frothy' valuation; a correction is due.
  • (8) Traditional media companies have been fleeing the US stock market to escape their low valuations.
  • (9) Carlos Brito said SABMiller’s rejection of three bid proposals meant that its shareholders risked losing out on a valuation that could take the company many years to achieve on its own.
  • (10) Its stock market valuation is $83bn (£52bn), compared with BP's $150bn.
  • (11) Amy Lawrence Liverpool Ins Marko Grujic (Red Star Belgrade, £5,1m); Steven Caulker (Queens Park Rangers, loan), Kevin Stewart (Swindon, recalled from loan), Tiago Ilori (Aston Villa, recalled from loan) Outs Marko Grujic (Red Star Belgrade, loan); Ryan Fulton (Portsmouth, loan); Allan Rodrigues de Souza (Sint Truidense, loan) Jürgen Klopp’s first transfer window as Liverpool manager was frustrated by Shakhtar Donetsk’s €70m valuation of Alex Teixeira and their insistence the Brazilian forward will not be sold until the summer.
  • (12) He could have raised more money — he was actually ready to close a new round , $150m at a $2bn valuation, but chose adoption instead.
  • (13) You don't have to dig too hard to find the gap between market valuation and real world ecology.
  • (14) Apart from the renal function (serum creatinine), the histological and immunohistological form of the glomerulonephritis for the valuation further clinico-paraclinical data were taken into consideration: proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, arterial hypertension and the combination of nephrotic syndrome and arterial hypertension.
  • (15) However, in the coming months the company and pension trustees will receive a triennial valuation for the deficit, as at April 2010, carried out on a stricter, actuarial measure of assets and liabilities.
  • (16) JP Morgan has calculated that Royal Mail was worth up to £8.5bn, while Citi had pitched a valuation of between £5.9bn and £6.5bn ( partly because it predicted a rather higher dividend payment than proved to be the case ).
  • (17) For example, a council home in south London could easily fetch £500,000 on an open market valuation.
  • (18) The UN environment programme will also be strengthened, and studies will begin on alternatives to GDP as a measure of national wellbeing, and the valuation of ecological services.
  • (19) But as my colleague Alex Hern explained on Monday, there are sound reasons to take peer-to-peer, distributed currencies extremely seriously ( even if Bitcoin's rapidly fluctuating valuation suggests we're into serious bubble mania ) History does provide some lessons.
  • (20) However if, optimistically, the mortgage valuation did match the sale price of £280,000, you would be able to get a mortgage of £224,000 and need to find a cash deposit of £56,000.