Showing posts with label ESTIMATED AT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ESTIMATED AT. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

ESTIMATED AT vs ESTIMATED TO BE

As per the GMAT the correct usage by thumb rule is "ESTIMATED TO BE"

See this example:
"The fossils of x are estimated to be y years old...."


But there is another twist to it-
"estimated at" should be used only when the author is trying to indicate a location at which the estimation was made.


So, the conclusion is-


The rock that the Z-team found yesterday was estimated at the silicon valley by A-team earlier.


The rock that the Z-team found is estimated to be 5000 years old.