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by TeMPOraL 2626 days ago
A mathematical model (here, the crater equations) predicts something. If the prediction turned to be larger than reality, you could say that the model overpredicted.
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stormking 2626 days ago
What you should say is that the model is wrong.
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TeMPOraL 2626 days ago
That too. "Overpredicted" is a particular way in which this model turned out to be wrong for the problem it was applied to.
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