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Verb
/kənˈjekCHər/,
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conjectures, plural;
  1. Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information
    • - he conjectured the existence of an otherwise unknown feature
    • - many conjectured that she had a second husband in mind
  2. (in textual criticism) Propose (a reading)

Noun
  1. An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
    • - conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied
    • - the purpose of the opening in the wall is open to conjecture
  2. An unproven mathematical or scientific theorem
    • - the Goldbach conjecture
  3. (in textual criticism) The suggestion or reconstruction of a reading of a text not present in the original source

  1. (conjecture) speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
  2. (conjecture) speculation: 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"
  3. (conjecture) guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  4. A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven but appears correct and has not been disproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in scientific philosophy. ...
  5. (Conjecture (textual criticism)) Conjecture (conjectural emendation) is a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment. ...
  6. (conjecture) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess; A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis; A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven; Interpretation of signs and omens; To ...
  7. (A conjecture) He is credited with the authorship of the Carathéodory conjecture claiming that a closed convex surface admits at least two umbilic points. As of 2007, this conjecture remained unproven despite having attracted a large amount of research.
  8. (Conjecture) A proposition which is consistent with known data, but has neither been verified nor shown to be false. It is synonymous with hypothesis.
  9. (Conjecture) A thought about the future that falls short of a prediction. A low probability is implied: a conjecture is something that seems unlikely to happen, though perhaps desirable.
  10. (Conjecture) An unofficial name for something.
  11. (Conjecture) An unproven statement based on observations.
  12. (Conjecture) an educated guess or opinion; a hypothesis
  13. (Conjecture) ideas about that which does not exist or has not yet been proven to exist.
  14. (conjecture) A proposition before it has been proved or disproved.
  15. (conjecture) a conclusion arrived at by guesswork.
  16. (conjecture) a generalization made through inductive reasoning