Saturday, September 29, 2018

What is a guess?


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What is a guess? Here is my definition:
A guess is a representation based on little or no evidence
I believe that guessing and intuition are very similar because both methods do not rely on clear evidence and proof. One difference is that intuition necessarily relies on a feeling, while guessing does not have this requirement. Some guesses are like throwing a dart at all the possible answers and picking the one the dart lands on. But not all guess are like this because guesses can involve a small amount of evidence or feeling. In this regard, intuition and guessing can overlap in some cases.

Another difference is that intuition necessarily results in a belief, while guessing does not have this requirement. Sometimes people guess things at random without believing they are right. This is another way that a guess is different from intuition.

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