conjecture

con·jec·ture  (kn-jkchr)

n.

1. Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.

2. A statement, 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 infer from inconclusive evidence; guess.

v.intr.

To make a conjecture.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin coniectra, from coniectus, past participle of conicere, to infer : com-, com- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·jectur·a·ble adj.

con·jectur·a·bly adv.

con·jectur·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. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) Obsolete interpretation of occult signs

vb

to infer or arrive at (an opinion, conclusion, etc.) from incomplete evidence

[from Latin conjectūra an assembling of facts, from conjicere to throw together, from jacere to throw]

conjecturable  adj

conjecturably  adv

conjecturer  n

Thesaurus

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" speculation 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 speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, guess, hypothesis 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 abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical 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" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose reconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

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conjecture

noun

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

guess, speculate, surmise, theorize, suppose, imagine, assume, fancy, infer, hypothesize This may or may not be true; we are all conjecturing here.

Translations

conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃəʳ]

A. N it's only conjecture → son conjeturas, nada más

B. VT → conjeturar

C. VI → conjeturar

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃə^r]

n → conjecture f

vt → conjecturer

vi → conjecturer

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conjecture

vt → vermuten, mutmaßen (geh)

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

n → Vermutung f, → Mutmaßung f (geh); what will come next is a matter of or for conjecture → was folgt, das kann man nur vermuten or das bleibt unserer Vermutung überlassen

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ]

1. n → congettura

2. vt & vi (frm) → congetturare

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ]

1. n → congettura

2. vt & vi (frm) → congetturare

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conjecture

n conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə]

(an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess He made several conjectures about where his son might be. gissing, onderstelling; konjektuur تَخْمين، ظَن، حَدَسِيَّه догадка domněnka, dohad formodning; gætteri die Mutmaßung υπόθεση conjetura, suposición oletus حدس؛ گمان arvelu conjecture הַשעָרַה, נִחוּש अनुमान nagađanje, naslućivanje sejtés dugaan congettura 推測 추측, 짐작 spėjimas, numanymas varbūtība; pieņēmums teka gissing antakelse, gjetning, formodning domysł, przypuszczenie conjectura presupunere предположение dohad domneva pretpostavka gissning, hypotes การคาดเดา tahmin 猜測 припущення, здогад قياس، اندازه sự phỏng đoán 猜测

v

to guess. gis, veronderstel, vermoed يُخَمِّن، يَظُن، يَحْزِر предполагам odhadovat, domýšlet se formode; gætte mutmaßen υποθέτω conjeturar oletama حدس زدن؛ گمان بردن arvella conjecturer לְשַׁעֵר, לְנַחֵש अनुमान करना nagađati, naslućivati sejt menduga giska á fare congetture 推測する 추측하다 spėti, numanyti pieņemt; minēt meneka gissen anta, gjette, formode przypuszczać supor a presupune строить догадки domyslieť si ugibati pretpostaviti gissa คาดเดา tahmin etmek 猜測 припускати, гадати قياس كرنا، اندازه كرنا phỏng đoán 猜测

adj conˈjectural

op gissings berustend; konjekturaal تَخْميني، ظَنّي، حَدَسي предполагаем založený na dohadu, hypotetický formodet; baseret på formodninger mutmaßlich υποθετικός conjetural oletuslik حدسی؛ فرضی arveluun perustuva conjectural מְשוּעֲר ऊहात्मक, अनुमान संबंधी pretpostavljiv, vjerojatan feltevésen alapuló bersifat dugaan getgátu-, tilgátu- congetturale 推測の 추측의 spėjamas, numanomas varbūtējs; iespējams tekaan gegist antatt, basert på gjetninger/formodninger przypuszczalny conjectural ipotetic предположительный založený na dohade domneven zasnovan na pretpostavci gissnings- เกี่ยวกับการคาดเดา tahmini 猜測的 гаданий; схильний اٹ‍کل، قياسى dựa trên sự phỏng đoán 猜测的