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conjecture — vb Conjecture, surmise, guess are comparable as verbs, meaning to draw an inference from slight evi dence, and as nouns, denoting an inference based upon such evidence. Conjecture implies formation of an opinion or judgment upon what is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
conjecture — I noun assumption, belief, guess, guesswork, hypothesis, imputation, inference, opinion, postulate, postulation, presumption, presupposition, presurmise, speculation, supposal, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theory, thesis, unverified… … Law dictionary
conjecture — [kən jek′chər] n. [ME < L conjectura, a putting together, guess, inference < conjectus, pp. of conjicere, to throw together, guess < com , together + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. an inferring, theorizing, or predicting from incomplete… … English World dictionary
conjecture 1 — n. A conclusion or inference based upon incomplete or uncertain evidence. 2 v. To make a conclusion or inference based upon such evidence. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
conjecture — ► NOUN ▪ an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information; a guess. ► VERB ▪ form a conjecture; guess. DERIVATIVES conjectural adjective. ORIGIN Latin conjectura, from conicere put together in thought … English terms dictionary
Conjecture — For text reconstruction, see Conjecture (textual criticism). A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven but is thought to be true and has not been disproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term conjecture in scientific philosophy.… … Wikipedia
conjecture — I UK [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)] / US [kənˈdʒektʃər] noun Word forms conjecture : singular conjecture plural conjectures a) [uncountable] the development of a theory or guess based on information that is not complete pure conjecture (= a guess): The cause… … English dictionary
conjecture — con|jec|ture1 [ kən dʒektʃər ] noun uncount the development of a theory or guess based on information that is not complete: purely conjecture (=a guess): The cause of the crash is purely conjecture at this point. a. count a theory or guess based… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conjecture — [[t]kənʤe̱ktʃə(r)[/t]] conjectures, conjecturing, conjectured 1) N VAR A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete. [FORMAL] That was a conjecture, not a fact... There are several conjectures... The… … English dictionary
conjecture — 1. noun /kənˈdʒɛk.tʃə,kənˈdʒɛk.tʃɚ/ a) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not. b) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a… … Wiktionary
