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con·jec·ture
(kən-jĕk′chər)n.
1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork: The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.
v. con·jec·tured, con·jec·tur·ing, con·jec·tures
v.tr.
To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess: "From the comparative silence below ... I conjectured that Mr Rochester was now at liberty" (Charlotte Brontë).
v.intr.
To make a conjecture.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin coniectūra, from coniectus, past participle of conicere, to infer : com-, com- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
con·jec′tur·a·ble adj.
con·jec′tur·al adj.
con·jec′tur·al·ly adv.
con·jec′tur·er n.
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conjecture
(kənˈdʒɛktʃə)n
1. the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence; guess
2. the inference or conclusion so formed
3. (Alternative Belief Systems) obsolete interpretation of occult signs
vb
to infer or arrive at (an opinion, conclusion, etc) from incomplete evidence
[C14: from Latin conjectūra an assembling of facts, from conjicere to throw together, from jacere to throw]
conˈjecturable adj
conˈjecturably adv
conˈjecturer n
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con•jec•ture
(kənˈdʒɛk tʃər)n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.
1. the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
2. an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; speculation; surmise.
3. Obs. the interpretation of omens.
v.t. 4. to conclude or suppose from evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.
v.i. 5. to form conjectures.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin conjectūra inferring, reasoning =conject(us) past participle of conjicere to throw together, form a conclusion (con- con- + -jicere, comb. form of jacere to throw) + -ūra -ure]
con•jec′tur•a•ble, adj.
syn: See guess.
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conjecture
- First meant "the interpretation of omens or signs" or "divination," and it literally means "to throw together," that is, to produce a theory by putting together a number of facts.See also related terms for signs.
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conjecture
Past participle: conjectured
Gerund: conjecturing
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Noun | 1. | conjecture - a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" |
2. | conjecture - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck | |
3. | conjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence theorisation, theorization - the production or use of theories supposal, supposition - the cognitive process of supposing | |
Verb | 1. | conjecture - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
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conjecture
noun
1. guess, theory, fancy, notion, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, inference, presumption, surmise, theorizing, guesswork, supposition, shot in the dark, guesstimate (informal) Your assertion is merely a conjecture, not a fact.
verb
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conjecture
noun1. Abstract reasoning:
2. A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing:
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Translations
تَخْمين، ظَن، حَدَسِيَّهيُخَمِّن، يَظُن، يَحْزِر
dohaddomněnkadomýšlet seodhadovat
formodeformodninggættegætteri
arvausarveluotaksuma
sejtés
ágiskungiska á
numanomasnumanymasnumanytispėjamasspėjimas
minētpieņemtpieņēmumsvarbūtība
domyslieť si
conjecture
[kənˈdʒektʃəʳ]A. N it's only conjecture → son conjeturas, nada más
B. VT → conjeturar
C. VI → conjeturar
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conjecture
vi → Vermutungen or Mutmaßungen anstellen, mutmaßen (geh); it was just as scientists had conjectured → es verhielt sich geradeso, wie es die Wissenschaftler gemutmaßt or vermutet hatten
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conjecture
(kənˈdʒektʃə) noun (an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess. He made several conjectures about where his son might be.
verb to guess.
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