Definitions for guesstimate
ˈgɛs təˌmeɪt; -mɪt, -ˌmeɪtguessti·mate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guesstimate, guestimateverb

   an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

2. guesstimateverb

   estimate based on a calculation

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1. guesstimatenoun

   an estimate based on little information, being little better than a guess.

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1. guesstimatenoun

   An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

2. guesstimateverb

   To make a guesstimate.

3. guesstimateverb

   To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

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1. Guesstimate

   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.

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1. guesstimate

   A guesstimate is an estimate made without using complete or adequate factual information, based largely on guesswork or intuition. It combines the concepts of guessing and estimating, often used when an immediate or rough figure is required with an understanding that it may not be completely accurate.

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1. Guesstimate

   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. 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 often based on guesstimates. Lawrence Weinstein and John Adam's book Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin, based on the course "Physics on the Back of an Envelope" at Old Dominion University, promotes guesstimation techniques as a useful life skill. It includes many worked examples of guesstimation, including the following problems:¹²

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guesstimate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guesstimate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of guesstimate in a Sentence

1. Janice Stauffer:

   I only have four children and nine grandchildren, it's probably one of the smallest families, brad has eight, Brother Paul has nine and my younger sister Kathy has 13 children and 70 grandchildren, but that's a guesstimate.

2. Sid Mokhtari:

   If we had to make a guesstimate, we're still in a narrow range going forward, it's probably going to be challenging over the next few months. We're watching volatility very carefully.

3. Dawn Jackson Blatner:

   If you look at your plate and you have what you can guesstimate is a half-cup of a grain, that’s going to be roughly 150 calories ; if you see a reasonably sized piece of protein, it’s likely about 3 ounces, or about 150 calories, and if you see a lot of vegetables, topped with just a little bit of fat, like a drizzle of olive oil, you’re probably adding up to about a 400 to 450 calorie meal.

4. Valerie Harper:

   The doctors can give you only their guesstimate of what they see with this disease. I have been extremely lucky. Yet, it’s still terminal and incurable – ‘so far,’ as my husband, Tony says. if I had to choose between walking across the street and getting hit by car and killed – boom – just like that, or knowing what’s coming, I’d take this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guesstimate
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=guesstimate
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guesstimate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guesstimate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=guesstimate