undershoots

Misses by underestimating

Undershoots is the third-person singular of undershoot—to fall short of a target or intended mark.

An aircraft undershoots the runway when it lands before reaching the pavement.

A budget projection undershoots when actual figures exceed the estimate: The company consistently undershoots its revenue forecasts.

The opposite is overshoot.

financial

misses

Fails to connect

estimates · projections · forecasts · earnings · revenue · guidance · expectations · analysts · quarterly · deficit

physics

trajectory

Path of moving object

aim · target · range · velocity · arc · descent · calculation · flight path · reentry · missile

control

overcorrects

Adjusts beyond the target

setpoint · regulation · thermostat · calibration · hunting · instability · PID · response · adjustment · lag

photography

underexposes

Inadequately lights film

highlights · shadows · histogram · bracketing · dynamic range · stops · compensation · settings · ISO · shutter

Categories
Opposites
target attainment

undershootsovershoots

Goes beyond intended point

overshooting · exceeds · surpasses · overreaches · goes beyond

magnitude of error

undershootsovershoots

Goes beyond intended point

overestimates · overcorrects · overcompensates · overextends · overdoes

estimation/prediction accuracy

undershootsovershoots

Goes beyond intended point

overestimates · overstates · overreaches · exaggerates · inflates

Family

undershoot, undershooting

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