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educated guess

[/ˈɛdʒukeɪtɪd ɡɛs/]
nounpl: educated guesses
palpite informado
1. a guess based on some knowledge, experience, or reasoning rather than pure chance or speculation
Based on the clues in the text, I made an educated guess about what would happen next.
Com base nas pistas no texto, fiz um palpite informado sobre o que aconteceria em seguida.
2. an attempt to solve a problem or answer a question using available information and logical thinking
Without all the data, the analyst could only make an educated guess about market trends.
Sem todos os dados, o analista só podia fazer um palpite informado sobre as tendências do mercado.
NYC Slang
educated guess (same); sometimes shortened to 'guess' in casual speech
Synonyms
informed guessreasonable assumptioncalculated guessbest estimatequalified guess
Antonyms
wild guessrandom guessshot in the darkstab in the dark

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
palpite informado
most common translation across Brazil
São Paulo
palpite baseado em informações
more formal variant
Rio de Janeiro
chute informado
uses 'chute' which is more colloquial
Portugal
adivinhação informada
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

take an educated guess
make an educated guess
your guess is as good as mine
ballpark figure
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