Allow and Estimate

Allow

Allow verb - Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something.

Usage example: I allow for this possibility

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Estimate and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Estimate" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Estimate verb - To make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding.

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Allow and estimate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Estimate".

amount	allow amount	estimate amount
number	allow number	estimate number
passage	allow passage	estimate passage
range	allow range	estimate range
Other words: time, damage, abilities.

A sort of inverse to the OBP, it gives a rough estimate of how likely a pitcher is to allow base runners.

Source: Useful Notes / Baseball

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