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Conjecture

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

📖 Definitions of "Conjecture"

noun

1
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."
2
A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
"The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment."
3
(philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
4
Interpretation of signs and omens.

verb

1
To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
"I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here."
2
To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

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