different between guesstimate vs guesstimation

English

Alternative forms

• guestimate

Etymology

Blend of guess +? estimate.

Pronunciation

Noun

• (US) IPA^(key): /???st?m?t/, [???st??m???(t?)]

Verb

• (US) IPA^(key): /???st??me?t/, [???st???me???(t?)]

Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

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

Related terms

• guesswork

Translations

Verb

guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)

1. (intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
2. (transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

Translations

Anagrams

• guestimates

English

Etymology

Blend of guess +? estimation

Noun

guesstimation (countable and uncountable, plural guesstimations)

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

Related terms

• guesstimate

See also

• Bayesian inference on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• guestimations