Noun: conjecture kun'jek-chu(r)
- A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
"he dismissed it as mere conjecture";
- speculation
- Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
"His conjecture about the cause of the accident proved to be correct"
- A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
"His conjecture about the company's future proved to be incorrect";
- guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
- To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists conjectured that large dinosaurs lived in swamps";
- speculate, theorize, theorise [Brit], hypothesize, hypothesise [Brit], hypothecate, suppose
Derived forms: conjectured, conjectures, conjecturing
Type of: abstract thought, anticipate, expect, hypothesis, logical thinking, opinion, possibility, reasoning, theory, view
Encyclopedia: Conjecture