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Guesstimate vs Guesstimation - What's the difference?

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Guesstimate is a related term of guesstimation.


As nouns the difference between guesstimate and guesstimation

is that guesstimate is (informal) an estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data while guesstimation is (pejorative) an estimation made without good justification and often biased.

As a verb guesstimate

is to make a guesstimate.

guesstimate

English

Alternative forms

* guestimate

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

    • Verb

    (guesstimat)
  • To make a guesstimate.
  • To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

    • Anagrams

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    guesstimation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pejorative) An estimation made without good justification and often biased.
  • Estimation based on guesses, usually for expedience or because no better method is available.

    • Related terms

    * guesstimate

    See also

    * (Bayesian inference)

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