# Guess-Based Capacity

> Sizing capacity from guesswork rather than a model of arrival and service rates.

Record: `lex:guess-based-capacity`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-guess-based-capacity

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Queuing Theory](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/queuing-theory.md)