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(countable) The amount by which something goes too far. / (countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

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overshoot

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Source Word

overshoot

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈoʊ.vɚˌshut/

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

物事が進み過ぎた結果生じる「超過分」、またはその量 / （生態学）種の個体数が環境の許容量を超えてしまう現象

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A small overshoot in temperature caused the experiment to fail.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

温度のわずかな超過で実験は失敗した。

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Sense（1）

(countable) The amount by which something goes too far.

Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.

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Sense（2）

(countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet.

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