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Definition of Guesstimate
1. Verb. Estimate based on a calculation.
2. Noun. An estimate that combines reasoning with guessing.
Definition of Guesstimate
1. Noun. (informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To make a guesstimate. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guesstimate
1. [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guesstimate
Literary usage of Guesstimate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms: Defense Acquistion Acronyms & Termsby DIANE Publishing Company, C. B. Cochrane, E. P. Vollmer by DIANE Publishing Company, C. B. Cochrane, E. P. Vollmer (1995)
"Swag Rough funding "guesstimate" figure. Similar to Funding Wedge. Tailoring
Commensurate with risk and affordability considerations, such approaches as ..."
2. Recent Developments in Multiple Comparison Procedures by Yoav Benjamini, Frank Bretz, S. K. Sarkar (2004)
"We obtain f\(x) = g(x + c\\\a) - с\\ъо and we are left with the problem of finding
a guesstimate for a and a reasonable choice for g. ..."
3. National Information Systems Security '95 (18th) Proceedings: Making by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"This is based on a guesstimate given by James D. Bruce, ... The guesstimate did
not intend to represent the number of hosts on the Internet, ..."
4. Stalking and Domestic Violence: The Third Annual Report to Congress Under edited by Noel-Anne Brennan (2000)
"... times greater than Dietz's guesstimate, and the survey's estimate that ...
guesstimate. How prevalent is stalking compared to other forms of violence ..."
5. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"... "guesstimate" about changes in the incidence of alcohol and other drug use in
the community, including social workers or school administrators. ..."
6. Bolivia and Coca by James Painter (1994)
"Both the Franks and the USAID studies also make a "guesstimate" of the amount of
money actually staying in the country in 1990 (see Table 3.6)—for many ..."
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