undercount

/ˈʌndərˌkaʊnt/

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Definition of undercount - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

counting errorincorrect count that is too low

The census revealed an undercount in rural areas.

underestimate

Verb

tr.

countingcount less than the actual number

The survey may undercount the homeless population.

underestimate

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Origin of undercount

English, under (below) + count (calculate)

Examples of undercount in a sentence

An undercount in the survey led to misleading results.
The census might undercount rural residents.
Undercounting can affect resource allocation in communities.

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French:sous-dénombrement, sous-estimer, ...
German:Untererfassung, unterzählen, ...
Italian:sottoconteggio, sottostimare, ...
Spanish:subconteo, subestimar, ...
Portuguese:subcontagem, subestimar, ...
Chinese:漏计, 漏算, ...
Japanese:過小計上, 過少に数える, ...
Arabic:نقص في العد, قَلَّلَ العَدَّ, ...
Hebrew:סְפִירַת חֶסֶר, לִסְפּוֹר בְּחֶסֶר, ...
Russian:недоучет, недоучитывать, ...
Ukrainian:недооблік, недорахувати, ...
Hindi:अल्पगणना, कम गिनना, ...
Bengali:কম গণনা, কম গণনা করা, ...
Catalan:recompte insuficient, infracomptar, ...
Czech:podpočet, podhodnotit, ...
Danish:undertælling, undertælle, ...
Dutch:ondertelling, onderschatten, ...
Greek:υποκαταμέτρηση, υποκαταμετρώ, ...
Hungarian:alulszámlálás, alulszámolni, ...
Khmer:ការរាប់ខ្វះ, រាប់ខ្វះ, ...
Korean:과소 계산, 과소평가하다, ...
Persian:کم‌شماری, کمتر شمردن, ...
Polish:niedoliczenie, zaniżyć liczbę, ...
Portuguese (BR):subcontagem, subestimar, ...
Romanian:subnumărare, a subestima, ...
Swedish:underräkning, underskatta, ...
Thai:การนับต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริง, นับต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:eksik sayım, eksik saymak, ...
Vietnamese:sự đếm thiếu, đếm thiếu, ...

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