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Noun: estimation theory
  1. A branch of probability and statistics concerned with deriving information about properties of random variables, stochastic processes, and systems based on observed samples.
    "Typically, the problem is approached assuming a probabilistic description of uncertainty and applying statistical estimation theory."

Type of: statistics, stats [informal]

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