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Tentative vs Estimative - What's the difference?

tentative | estimative |

As adjectives the difference between tentative and estimative

is that tentative is of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental while estimative is of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation.

As a noun tentative

is a trial; an experiment.

tentative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A trial; an experiment.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
  • Uncertain; subject to future change.
  • Derived terms

    * tentativeness

    Anagrams

    * attentive ----

    estimative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation
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