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Definitions of guesstimate in various dictionaries:
noun - an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
verb - estimate based on a calculation
An estimate based on conjecture.
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| Informal An estimate based on conjecture. |
| an estimate based on a mixture of guesswork and calculation. |
| An estimate based on a mixture of guesswork and calculation. |
| Estimate (something) using a mixture of guesswork and calculation. |
| an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing |
| estimate based on a calculation |
| an approximate calculation of the size or amount of something when you do not know all the facts: |
| a calculation of the size or amount of something when you do not know all the facts: |
| an approximate calculation of the size or amount of something: |
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Guesstimate is an informal English portmanteau of guess and estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935. It is defined as an estimate made without using adequate or complete information, or, more strongly, as an estimate arrived at by guesswork or conjecture. Like the words estimate and guess, guesstimate may be used as a verb or a noun (with the same change in pronunciation as estimate). A guesstimate may be a first rough approximation pending a more accurate estimate, or it may be an educated guess at something for which no better information will become available. * The word may be used in a pejorative sense if information for a better estimate is available but ignored.Guesstimation techniques are used:* in physics, where the use of guesstimation techniques to solve Fermi problems is taught as a useful skill to science students. * in cosmology, where the Drake equation is a well-known guesstimation method. * in economics, where economic forecasts and statistics are ofte |