Definitions of Conjecture [ənˈdʒɛk tʃər]

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Definition of 'Conjecture'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) conjecture
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.

2. conjecture
an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; speculation; surmise.

3. conjecture
Obs. the interpretation of omens.

4. (v.t.) conjecture
to conclude or suppose from evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.

5. (v.i.) conjecture
to form conjectures.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L conjectūra inferring, reasoning =conject(us) ptp. of conjicere to throw together, form a conclusion (con-con - +-jicere, comb. form of jacere to throw) +-ūra -ure)

Definition of 'Conjecture'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) speculation, 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"

2. (noun) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

3. (verb) conjecture
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

4. (verb) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

Definition of 'Conjecture'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Conjecture
an opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion

2. (verb) Conjecture
to arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning

3. (verb) Conjecture
to make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine

Translation of 'Conjecture'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess He made several conjectures about where his son might be.
Afrikaans: gissing, onderstelling; k	Arabic: تَخْمين، ظَن، حَدَسِيَّه	Bulgarian: догадка
Brazilian: conjectura	Czech: domněnka, dohad	German: die Mutmaßung
Danish: formodning; gætteri	Greek: υπόθεση	Spanish: conjetura, suposición
Estonian: oletus	Farsi: حدس؛ گمان	Finnish: arvaus
French: conjecture	Hebrew: הַשעָרַה, נִחוּש	Hindi: अनुमान
Croatian: nagađanje, naslućivanje	Hungarian: sejtés	Indonesian: dugaan
Italian: congettura	Japanese: 推測	Korean: 추측, 짐작
Lithuanian: spėjimas, numanymas	Latvian: varbūtība; pieņēmums	Malay: teka
Dutch: gissing	Norwegian: antakelse, gjetning, form	Polish: domysł, przypuszczenie
Persian: حدس؛ گمان	Pashto: اتکل	Portuguese: conjectura
Romanian: presupunere	Russian: предположение	Slovak: dohad
Slovenian: domneva	Serbian: pretpostavka	Swedish: gissning, hypotes
Thai: การคาดเดา	Turkish: tahmin	Taiwanese: 猜測
Ukrainian: припущення, здогад	Urdu: قياس، اندازه	Vietnamese: sự phỏng đoán
Chinese: 猜测
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