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Meaning of educated guess | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A well-informed guess or estimate based on experience or theoretical knowledge.

Equivalents

Català conjectura
Deutsch fundierte Vermutung
Suomi valistunut arvaus
Français estimation éclairée hypothèse bien fondée hypothèse éclairée hypothèse raisonnable hypothèse raisonnée supposition bien informée supposition éclairée
Italiano ipotesi plausibile stima ragionata supposizione plausibile
Português hipótese fundamentada hipótese plausível palpite fundamentado suposição fundamentada
Русский обосно́ванное предположе́ние предположение

Examples

“Everyone guesses: estimating is how people with a trade guess; educated guesses are what professional people do; hopeless stabs in the dark are what statisticians do.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

educated incapacity Educatedly Educatedness educatee Educates Educating

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