ballpark figure

ball·park fig·ure

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Definitions of ballpark figure words

noun ballpark figure approximate number 1
noun ballpark figure (Idiomatic) (chiefly US) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
judgment — an act or instance of judging.
projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
guesstimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.

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