educated guess
Plural
educated guesses
1
a guess that is made according to one's experience or knowledge thus is more likely to be true
- Based on her experience, she made an educated guess about the project's completion date.
- The scientist's educated guess about the experiment's outcome proved accurate.
- His educated guess about the market trends was supported by recent data.
- The detective made an educated guess about the suspect's motive.
- Using historical data, the analyst made an educated guess on future sales.