Recon vs Estimate - What's the difference?
recon | estimate |
(chiefly, US, military slang) reconnoiter.
A rough calculation or guess.
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=3 To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
* {{quote-book, year=1965, author=Ian Hacking, title=Logic of Statistical Inference, passage=I estimate that I need 400 board feet of lumber to complete a job, and then order 350 because I do not want a surplus, or perhaps order 450 because I do not want to make any subsequent orders.
* '>citation
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
* John Locke
* J. C. Shairp
As nouns the difference between recon and estimate
is that recon is reconnaissance while estimate is a rough calculation or guess.As verbs the difference between recon and estimate
is that recon is reconnoiter while estimate is to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.recon
English
(wikipedia recon)Etymology 1
Contracted form of reconnaissanceVerb
Synonyms
* recce (qualifier)Etymology 2
Contracted form of recombination + -onAnagrams
* *estimate
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”}}
Synonyms
* estimation * appraisalDerived terms
* ballpark estimateVerb
citation
- It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.
- It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.
