Overshoot

Definitions

1. The amount by which something goes too far.
   countable
2. The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
   countable, uncountable
3. The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

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

“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.”

“Population overshoot is therefore unlikely to yield⟳ to management. Rather, the usual suspects will enter⟳ the scene and do their thing: starvation, disease, […] violence […] [and] death […].”

“Our core ecological problem is not climate change⟳. It is overshoot, of which global warming is a symptom.”

“The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot.”

“The bowl of the D and the O are usually not identical, as most D forms do not have⟳ overshoot or undershoot.”

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