conjecture (redirected from conjectured)

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

Noun

1. the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

2. a guess

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

to form (an opinion or conclusion) from incomplete evidence [Latin conjicere to throw together]

conjectural adj

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 1. guess, theory, fancy, notion, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, inference, presumption, surmise, theorizing, guesswork, supposition, shot in the dark, guesstimate (informal)

verb 2. guess, speculate, surmise, theorize, suppose, imagine, assume, fancy, infer, hypothesize

Translations

conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ] n → conjetura

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ] n → conjecture f

vt, vi → conjecturer

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ] n → Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f

vi → vermuten, mutmaßen

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conjecture [kənˈdʒɛktʃəʳ] n → congettura

vt, vi → congetturare