counterestimate

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ estimate.

Noun

counterestimate (plural counterestimates)

1. An estimate offered in response to another estimate, as being more accurate.
   • 2021, Pierre Briant, From Cyrus to Seleukos, page 216:

     Specialists in military history and logistics have forever questioned Herodotus's figures, agreeing that they are unacceptable and proposing countless counterestimates.