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guesstimate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guestimate |
| Type of | approximation, estimate, estimation, idea |
guesstimate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
Examples of guesstimate
guesstimate
It's hard to guesstimate, I guess, on that, simply because he is a year older.
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Investors wanted a definitive figure put on the losses, not just some guesstimate.
From the economist.com
Thirty million is my rough guesstimate of how many desirable single women there are.
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Sometime in January is now the most reasonable guesstimate as to when Arenas returns.
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I will concede that my cost guesstimate of a Mars trip may be excessively pessimistic.
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American blends include motel, guesstimate, infomercial and televangelist.
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They couldn't back this assumption up and admitted it was a guesstimate.
From the nzherald.co.nz
One can come up with an almost endless supply of guesstimate conclusions.
From the economist.com
I do guesstimate that I would not have more to say on dating sites free.
From the iftomm2003.com
- An estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
- Estimate based on a calculation
- Guesstimate is an informal English portmanteau of the words guess and estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1. ...
- (Guesstimation (game show)) Guesstimation, is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 11 July 2009 to 29 August 2009. The programme was hosted by Nick Knowles.
- An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data; To make a guesstimate; To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity
- (guesstimation) An estimation made without good justification and often biased; Estimation based on guesses, usually for expedience or because no better method is available
- An approximation of the cost of a project made by the cost estimator, without having performed a detailed quantity takeoff. See also educated guess.
- In recruitment interviews, candidates will often be asked to approximate a quantity, for example the number of golf-balls that would fit in the Empire State Building. Often, a guesstimate will be used as part of a case-interview.
