verb
- to predict or forecast a value, outcome, or result that is higher or more extreme than what actually occurs
Usage: commonly used in scientific, statistical, and business contexts
Examples
- The model tended to overpredict rainfall amounts for the summer months.
- Analysts overpredicted the company's earnings growth by 15 percent.
- Climate models sometimes overpredict temperature increases in certain regions.
- The survey overpredicted voter turnout in the election.
- Economists overpredicted how quickly the economy would recover.
- The algorithm overpredicts the number of customers who will make a purchase.