undercount
verb
un·der·count
ˌən-dər-ˈkau̇nt 
undercounted; undercounting; undercounts
: to count fewer than the actual number of
undercount
noun
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Even those figures may undercount the creator economy’s real impact, said Erica Groshen, the former head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
Related: The next Census could undercount the number of disabled Americans by 20 million
This approach is known as data disaggregation: breaking down the information into smaller, more specific variables.
—Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jr., STAT, 19 Dec. 2023
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Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
Related: The next Census could undercount the number of disabled Americans by 20 million
This approach is known as data disaggregation: breaking down the information into smaller, more specific variables.
—Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jr., STAT, 19 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for undercount
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“Undercount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercount. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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