r/estimation
Estimation
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Ever wondered what the rate of gummi bear combustion needed to power a lawn mower is? How fast do you need to throw a burrito to make it spontaneously ignite? A subreddit dedicated to one of the most useful skills in life. Estimation.
This subreddit is dedicated to taking a stab at answering hypothetical, interesting and often untestable questions. In reality, you're never going to get a perfect answer. Some things just can't be tested. That's why estimation is such a valuable skill.
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Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 35 | 140,036 | 791.9 | 1.2 | 678.18 | |
| #2 | 53 | 1,080,697 | 1199.2 | 9.0 | 133.07 | |
| #3 | 46 | 1,267,163 | 1040.8 | 10.6 | 98.50 | |
| #4 | 37 | 1,423,728 | 837.2 | 11.9 | 70.52 | |
| #5 | 35 | 2,094,176 | 791.9 | 17.5 | 45.35 | |
| #6 | 59 | 3,761,308 | 1334.9 | 31.4 | 42.56 | |
| #7 | 37 | 2,497,251 | 837.2 | 20.8 | 40.20 | |
| #8 | 43 | 3,003,925 | 972.9 | 25.0 | 38.84 | |
| #9 | 35 | 2,811,980 | 791.9 | 23.4 | 33.77 | |
| #10 | 84 | 7,665,004 | 1900.6 | 63.9 | 29.74 | |
| #11 | 74 | 11,855,276 | 1674.3 | 98.9 | 16.94 | |
| #12 | 42 | 8,227,276 | 950.3 | 68.6 | 13.85 | |
| #13 | 53 | 11,708,208 | 1199.2 | 97.6 | 12.28 | |
| #14 | 42 | 11,383,821 | 950.3 | 94.9 | 10.01 | |
| #15 | 45 | 12,433,641 | 1018.2 | 103.7 | 9.82 | |
| #16 | 36 | 10,177,436 | 814.5 | 84.9 | 9.60 | |
| #17 | 117 | 38,804,219 | 2647.2 | 323.6 | 8.18 | |
| #18 | 78 | 25,988,265 | 1764.8 | 216.7 | 8.14 | |
| #19 | 39 | 14,621,495 | 882.4 | 121.9 | 7.24 | |
| #20 | 39 | 16,012,626 | 882.4 | 133.5 | 6.61 | |
| #21 | 35 | 14,481,083 | 791.9 | 120.8 | 6.56 | |
| #22 | 54 | 23,489,193 | 1221.8 | 195.9 | 6.24 | |
| #23 | 85 | 37,519,388 | 1923.2 | 312.9 | 6.15 | |
| #24 | 59 | 26,875,077 | 1334.9 | 224.1 | 5.96 | |
| #25 | 54 | 25,043,491 | 1221.8 | 208.8 | 5.85 | |
| #26 | 30 | 14,919,211 | 678.8 | 124.4 | 5.46 | |
| #27 | 73 | 41,277,164 | 1651.7 | 344.2 | 4.80 | |
| #28 | 49 | 30,573,328 | 1108.7 | 254.9 | 4.35 | |
| #29 | 39 | 24,686,438 | 882.4 | 205.8 | 4.29 | |
| #30 | 38 | 24,829,835 | 859.8 | 207.0 | 4.15 | |
| #31 | 30 | 19,974,667 | 678.8 | 166.6 | 4.08 | |
| #32 | 35 | 24,465,653 | 791.9 | 204.0 | 3.88 | |
| #33 | 49 | 34,508,566 | 1108.7 | 287.8 | 3.85 | |
| #34 | 39 | 27,961,391 | 882.4 | 233.2 | 3.78 | |
| #35 | 54 | 40,871,241 | 1221.8 | 340.8 | 3.59 | |
| #36 | 36 | 27,340,574 | 814.5 | 228.0 | 3.57 | |
| #37 | 46 | 35,204,103 | 1040.8 | 293.6 | 3.55 | |
| #38 | 30 | 23,968,203 | 678.8 | 199.9 | 3.40 | |
| #39 | 53 | 42,717,522 | 1199.2 | 356.2 | 3.37 | |
| #40 | 99 | 88,357,624 | 2240.0 | 736.8 | 3.04 | |
| #41 | 76 | 67,862,733 | 1719.6 | 565.9 | 3.04 | |
| #42 | 161 | 144,629,262 | 3642.8 | 1206.0 | 3.02 | |
| #43 | 336 | 311,768,055 | 7602.3 | 2599.7 | 2.92 | |
| #44 | 272 | 253,973,016 | 6154.3 | 2117.8 | 2.91 | |
| #45 | 49 | 46,404,649 | 1108.7 | 386.9 | 2.87 | |
| #46 | 82 | 77,946,040 | 1855.3 | 650.0 | 2.85 | |
| #47 | 77 | 74,593,342 | 1742.2 | 622.0 | 2.80 | |
| #48 | 153 | 150,027,152 | 3461.8 | 1251.0 | 2.77 | |
| #49 | 38 | 37,847,980 | 859.8 | 315.6 | 2.72 | |
| #50 | 34 | 36,875,406 | 769.3 | 307.5 | 2.50 |