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Definitions for guesswork
ˈgɛsˌwɜrkguess·work

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoningnoun

    an estimate based on little or no information

Wiktionary

  1. guessworknoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. guesswork

    A guess is a conjecture or estimation. To "guess" is to make a prediction without sufficient information or knowledge.

ChatGPT

  1. guesswork

    Guesswork refers to the process of predicting, concluding, or making a judgement based on intuition, conjecture, or insufficient information rather than relying on substantial evidence, facts, or thorough research. It involves estimation or speculation, and often characterized by uncertainty and risk of error.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Guessworknoun

    work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. guesswork

    A shallow depression, pit, or cavity in the consciousness of an editorial writer when he is warning the people.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guesswork in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guesswork in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of guesswork in a Sentence

  1. Jim Franks:

    If we can predict and at least give some sort of indication of what the future holds, then these island countries can begin to develop some response strategies based on science rather than just guesswork. We think that would be very helpful.

  2. Ramon Llamas:

    Body readiness is clever because over-exercising can be a problem and lead to injuries down the road -- and under-exercising leads to being out of shape, this provides proof to the user what their body is ready for or what it needs, taking the guesswork out of how a user is thinking about how their body is doing. It uses the user's own data to come up with a score instead of comparing to some vague and sometimes inaccurate set of information.

  3. Michael Caldwell:

    This research revolutionizes our understanding of the jugal bone in snake and non-snake lizards, after 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence.

  4. Richard Parker:

    With an existing business, it is not just guesswork – there is historical data, ongoing customers, employees in place, the necessary equipment and inventory (where applicable) to operate the business.

  5. Dan Conde:

    They can’t tell how much I use my own hardware, am I a casual user, or writing a lot on a computer? It then requires some guesswork there.

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