educated guesswork

Frequency: 7.21.1 per million words

Refers to a judgment based on experience and some knowledge, not just random chance.

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Examples (10)

  • Their results owe more to educated guesswork than to actual knowledge.
  • The diagnosis was based on educated guesswork given the limited test results.
  • Through years of experience, her predictions became educated guesswork rather than wild speculation.
  • The archaeologist's dating relied on educated guesswork about the artifacts.
  • It's still educated guesswork, but at least we have some data to work with.
  • The engineer used educated guesswork to estimate the building's age.
  • Without proper instruments, navigation was a matter of educated guesswork.
  • The historian's conclusions involved considerable educated guesswork.
  • Their financial projections were little more than educated guesswork.
  • The detective relied on educated guesswork based on similar cases.