initial estimate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandestimate
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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estimate
noun[C]
uk/ˈes.tɪ.mət/us/ˈes.tə.mət/
a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something ...
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(Definition ofinitialandestimatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theinitialestimateneed not be very accurate, as explained above.
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And this a posteriori estimate becomes theinitialestimatefor the next cycle.
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The result of this depends on the model parameters and theinitialestimatefor the solution.
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And (2) by choosing five fixed contrast values around theinitialestimateto obtain a more reliable contrast response function near the threshold.
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However, many of these solutions require high quality images and a goodinitialestimateof where you are and what you are looking at.
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Convergence properties are highly dependent upon the quality of theinitialestimateof the solution vector.
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If the parameters are such that no cyclic gait exists or if theinitialestimateis poor, then the solution will diverge.
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This observation means that the quality of theinitialestimateis not always guaranteed in this kind of real application.
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The transformation is then corrected iteratively starting from theinitialestimateof the location in a minimisation process, such as the least-squares method.
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The resulting final value usually does not deviate much from theinitialestimate.
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In addition, this method can only converge towards the correct solution in the premise that a goodinitialestimateof the true solution and the algorithm is computationally intensive.
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Assuming that only 17% of ovipositions result in successful parasitism, ourinitialestimateof 71% parasitism of eggs in an egg batch would be reduced to 12%.
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However, the disparity estimates at the output level of the model could serve as a goodinitialestimate for an algorithm that smoothed and segmented surfaces in depth.
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A more accurateinitialestimateof cost would have eliminated or reduced the need for supplementals, creating more of an image of predictability and stability in program spending.
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Convergence errors are important in the corrector step only, since those occurring in the predictor steps -initialestimateand integration - are irrelevant when the corrector step converges.
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A very broadinitialestimateof the costs of restoration suggests a figure in the range £30 to £40 million depending on the form of restoration chosen.
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I understand that one project cost double theinitialestimatebecause of frequent interruptions to work when annual funds were exhausted.
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