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Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular conjecture |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural conjectures |
conjecture (countable and uncountable; plural conjectures)
- 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.
- A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
- (mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (obsolete) The interpretation of signs and omens.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:supposition
Related terms
Verb
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Infinitive to conjecture |
Third person singular conjectures |
Simple past conjectured |
Past participle conjectured |
Present participle conjecturing |
to conjecture (third-person singular simple present conjectures, present participle conjecturing, simple past and past participle conjectured)
- (intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
- I don't know if it is true; I'm just conjecturing here.
Translations
to guess
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External links
- conjecture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- conjecture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Noun
conjecture f. (plural conjectures)
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