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Guesstimate vs Precision - What's the difference?

guesstimate | precision |

As nouns the difference between guesstimate and precision

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 precision is precision.

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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    precision

    English

    (wikipedia precision)

    Noun

  • The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
  • The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
  • (mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Used for exact or precise measurement.
  • Made, or characterized by accuracy.
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