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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Conservative means "not extreme"

E.g. conservative estimates

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Words can have multiple meanings - it might be best to find one that doesn't have the same baggage that conservative has, such as "risk-averse"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not extreme is rather moderate. Conservative estimate means there's a tendency to not change what was estimated in the past. Moderate would mean that a small change would be accepted.