guessing
n. uncountablen. the act of trying to give an answer when you are not sure if you are right. It is what you do when you do not have all the facts.
n. the process of forming an opinion or giving an answer without sufficient evidence or certainty.
My answer was just a lucky guessing.
After several minutes of wild guessing, the students finally realized they were looking at the wrong map.
The detective admitted that his initial theory was based on educated guessing rather than concrete forensic evidence, though it eventually led him to the correct suspect.
From Middle English gessyng, gessynge, equivalent to guess + -ing.
From Middle English gessyng, equivalent to guess + -ing.
Often used as a gerund; when used as a noun, it frequently appears in the phrase 'educated guessing' or 'wild guessing'.