guessing
/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of forming an opinion or answer without enough information to be certain.
- There was a lot of guessing about who would win the election.
- His guessing was surprisingly accurate for someone who knew very little.
- Guessing is not allowed on this test; you must show your work.
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adjective
- Involving or characterized by guesswork; not based on solid facts.
- Her guessing approach to the puzzle actually worked well.
- We made a guessing estimate of the crowd size.
- The report was based on guessing rather than real data.