Guesstimative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a guesstimate. rare

    "An old tool - economic analysis - is gaining prominence in a relatively new domain of interest - energy. This is a healthy trend; in fact, it is essential if decision-making in this highly visible area is to evolve into an objective rather than an intuitive or "guesstimative" process."

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"An old tool - economic analysis - is gaining prominence in a relatively new domain of interest - energy. This is a healthy trend; in fact, it is essential if decision-making in this highly visible area is to evolve into an objective rather than an intuitive or "guesstimative" process."

Etymology

From guesstimate + -ive.

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