Certainty and Doubt - Evaluation and Speculation

to calculate or judge the quality, value, significance, or effectiveness of something or someone

a judgment on the quantity and quality of something after careful consideration

relating to forming or giving an opinion about the qualities or values of something upon adequate consideration

the process of looking closely at something to see if there are any issues

to analyze someone or something in detail

to think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something

to estimate something using past experiences or known data

the act of using known facts or existing trends in order to conclude or estimate something assuming that the current trends or facts will remain relevant

an unscientific or inaccurate estimate or method

to predict future events, based on analysis of present data and conditions

a prediction of what will happen such as a change in the weather

to immediately comprehend or guess something in the first try

to carefully assess someone's character or qualities, or to form an opinion about something

something that inadvertently reveals something or makes something easy to guess

to consider something as true without being sure

an attempt to give an answer without having enough facts

*** a situation in which you do not know what is going to happen or what somebody is going to do

an attempt made to estimate or calculate something without knowing all the facts

the action of trying to provide an answer without having all the necessary information

to state an opinion, guess, suggestion, etc. even though there are chances of one being wrong

to succeed in achieving the desired result

used specifically in children’s games to say that someone is getting close in guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object

an explanation based on limited facts and evidence that is not yet proved to be true

to suppose or guess something without concrete evidence

to form an estimation about the size, amount, etc. of something

an attempt made without having any high hopes of achieving success