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Conjecture

//kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. countable, formal, uncountable

    "I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not."

  2. 2
    reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence wordnet
  3. 3
    A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. countable, formal, uncountable

    "The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment."

  4. 4
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) wordnet
  5. 5
    A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence wordnet
  2. 7
    Interpretation of signs and omens. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To guess; to venture an unproven idea. formal, intransitive

    "I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here."

  2. 2
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds wordnet
  3. 3
    To infer on slight evidence; to guess at. transitive

    "February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject. Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)).

Etymology 2

From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject. Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)).

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