Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rate above the true value.
- To outnumber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To rate too high.
- transitive verb To count erroneously, such that the counted number is higher than the actual number.
- noun A count{1} that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting{2}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing
disproportionately more than another
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Or was it due to an "overcount" of pigs in the December
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Or was it due to an "overcount" of pigs in the December
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Mr. Meyer notes that the measures also tend to overstate inflation and overcount the elderly.
How to Accurately Measure The Poor Remains Elusive Conor Dougherty 2011
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The Gore side gingerly focused on the undercounts, whereas, if memory serves, the overcount ballots would have given them Florida and the White House.
Zero tolerance 2010
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"In 2000, we had an undercount in communities of color and an overcount in white communities," said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League and chairman of the Census Advisory Committee.
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"In 2000, we had an undercount in communities of color and an overcount in white communities," said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League and chairman of the Census Advisory Committee.
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I looked at the cross-tabs and they don't look out of hand, just like the SurveyUSA internals earlier. (although those appeared to overcount McCain's support among black voters)
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Is there any reason why they are unable to finish their count and is this related to the 131 overcount problem?
Franken Camp Sounds Alarm: Votes Missing In Minneapolis! 2009
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"The worst thing would be to overcount Iowa and its importance," said Mark Penn, chief strategist, after the results came through.
Pink Slip, Red Flag 2008
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JOHN FEEHERY, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: I would say don't overcount on younger voters.
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