Definition of Overrating

1. Noun. A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.


Definition of Overrating

1. Verb. (present participle of overrate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overrating

1. overrate [v] - See also: overrate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overrating

overquietness
overraced
overrack
overracks
overrake
overraked
overrakes
overraking
overran
overrank
overrash
overrate
overrated
overratedness
overrates
overrating (current term)
overreached
overreacher
overreachers
overreaches
overreaching
overreachingly
overreact
overreacted
overreacting
overreaction
overreactions
overreacts
overread

Literary usage of Overrating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dairy Farming by Clarence Henry Eckles, George Frederick Warren (1916)
"overrating the Importance of Rich Milk. A common mistake in judging cows by records is attaching too much importance to the percentage of fat. ..."

2. The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools by Arthur Schultze (1912)
"... student might not be able to attain spectacular examination results, f CAUSES OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF OUR SCHOOLS The overrating of spectacular results. ..."

3. Fowler's Practical Phrenology: Giving a Concise Elementary View of by Orson Squire Fowler (1840)
"Hence we might expect, that, if phrenology reveals the true character, it will often be condemned for overrating, and, at other times, for underrating, ..."

4. Religion in Connexion with a National System of Instruction: Their Union by William Maxwell Gunn (1846)
"... but doubtful what"—Solution—Other Circumstances than Instruction must be taken into Account—Perfectibility—overrating as to Quality— Systems do not ..."

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