Overcount
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overcount is a verb meaning (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.
Meaning
(transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To outnumber.
- An incorrect count that is too high.
Example Sentences
The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
Word Forms
- overcounts
- overcounting
- overcounted
Antonyms for overcount
Common opposites include undercount.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outcount, overrepresent, outsum, overreport, overdetect, overclaim.
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