guesswork
US /ˈɡes.wɝːk/
UK /ˈɡes.wɝːk/
1.
conjecture, supposition
the process of making a judgment or decision without having enough information to know for certain what is correct or true
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The exact number of attendees is still a matter of guesswork.
Le nombre exact de participants est encore une question de conjecture.
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Much of the early research involved a lot of guesswork.
Une grande partie des premières recherches impliquait beaucoup de conjectures.