- an educated guess
- a guess that is likely to be correct because you have enough knowledge about a particular subject.
Scientists can do no more than make educated guesses about future climate changes.
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an educated guess
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educated guess — educated guesses N COUNT An educated guess is a guess which is based on a certain amount of knowledge and is therefore likely to be correct. Estimating the right cooking time will always be an educated guess … English dictionary
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(an) educated guess — an educated guess phrase a guess that is likely to be right because it is based on knowledge of the situation Thesaurus: guesses and estimatessynonym Main entry: educated * * * an ˌeducated ˈguess idiom a guess that is based on some degree of… … Useful english dictionary
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