Overshoot Definition
ōvər-sho͝ot
overshooting, overshoots, overshot
verb
overshooting, overshoots, overshot
To shoot or pass over or beyond (a target, mark, etc.); specif., to fly an aircraft beyond (a runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land.
Webster's New World
To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.
American Heritage
To fly beyond or past; overrun.
The plane overshot the runway.
American Heritage
To shoot or go too far.
Webster's New World
To go farther than (an intended or normal limit); exceed.
Webster's New World
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noun
(uncountable) The amount by which something goes too far.
Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
Wiktionary
(countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
Wiktionary
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