guesswork

As a verb deduce

is to reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.

As a noun guesswork is

an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

As nouns the difference between conundrum and guesswork

is that conundrum is a difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer while guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

As nouns the difference between guesswork and guessing

is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while guessing is the act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.

As a verb guessing is

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As a noun guesswork

is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

As a verb estimating is

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As nouns the difference between prediction and guesswork

is that prediction is prediction (act of predicting) while guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

As a verb speculate

is to think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.

As a noun guesswork is

an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

Guesswork is a related term of assumption.

As nouns the difference between guesswork and assumption

is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while assumption is the act of assuming]], or taking to or upon one's self; the act of [[take up|taking up or adopting.

As nouns the difference between guesswork and deduction

is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while deduction is that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.

Guesswork is a related term of hypothesis.

As nouns the difference between guesswork and hypothesis

is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while hypothesis is (sciences) used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation as a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation compare to theory, and quotation given there.

As nouns the difference between guesswork and hunch

is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while hunch is a hump; a protuberance.

As a verb hunch is

to slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.