guesstimate

Thân thiện

The manager asked for a quick guesstimate of the project's total cost.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • An approximate calculation or judgment that combines some reasoning with guessing, often made when precise information is unavailable.

2. Verb (transitive):

   • To form an approximate estimate based on a mixture of calculation and guesswork.

Usage and Examples

• Noun: My budget is just a rough guesstimate at this point.Can you give me a guesstimate of how many people will attend?

• Verb: I'd guesstimate the total cost to be around five hundred dollars.We can only guesstimate the project's timeline until we have more data.

Advanced Usage

• The term is an informal blend (portmanteau) of "guess" and "estimate." It is often used in business or planning contexts to acknowledge that a figure is not precise but is the best available approximation.
• It frequently appears with modifiers like rough, quick, ballpark, or educated to describe the nature of the approximation.

Variants and Related Words

• Guesstimation (noun): The process or result of making a guesstimate.

Synonyms

• Approximation: A value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct.
• Ballpark figure: A rough numerical estimate.
• Rough estimate: An approximate calculation.

Antonyms

• Exact figure: A precise and accurate number.
• Calculation: A determination made by precise mathematical or logical methods.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

Verb

1. estimate based on a calculation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• guestimate