another word for educated guess in science
An educated guess is called a Hypothesis. A hypothesis is a guess as to the result of an experiment or study that takes into account all known facts and previous experimental data pertaining to the experiment or study in question. An educated guess is called a Hypothesis.
People refer to a trial solution to a problem as a hypothesis, often called an educated guess because it provides a suggested solution based on the evidence. However, some scientists reject the term educated guess as incorrect. Experimenters may test and reject several hypotheses before solving the problem.