Conjecture

Definitions

1. A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
   countable, formal, uncountable
2. A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
   countable, formal, uncountable
3. A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
   countable, uncountable
4. Interpretation of signs and omens.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.”

“The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design⟳ an experiment⟳.”

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