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guestimation

guestimation is the alternative spelling of guesstimation.

Meaning of guesstimation

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.
    • The following analysis will allow future critical commentary, both academic and popular, to move away from speculation, guestimation, hedging, generalisation, and erroneous statements.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 487

Forms of guestimation

pluralguestimations

Questions about guestimation

What is guestimation the alternative spelling of?
Guestimation is the alternative spelling of guesstimation.

Words near guestimation in the dictionary

  1. guesthouses
  2. guestimate
  3. guestimated
  4. guestimates
  5. guestimating
  6. guestimation
  7. guestimations
  8. guestimator
  9. guestimators
  10. guesting
  11. guestings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guestimation (page history and authors); guesstimation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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