early 15c., from conjecture (n.). In Middle English also with a parallel conjecte (n.), conjecten (v.). Related: Conjectured; conjecturing.

late 14c., "interpretation of signs and omens," from Old French conjecture "surmise, guess," or directly from Latin coniectura "conclusion, interpretation, guess, inference,&q [..]

speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" speculation: a hypothesis that has been formed [..]

n. A guess.

An educated guess.

A claim about a pattern or relationship based on observations.

a statement that seems to be true, but has not yet been proven. conjugate

Conjecture refers to a guess work. In the legal context, conjecture is a judgment based upon incomplete evidence. “A conjecture is defined as an explanation that, although consistent with the facts in [..]

(n) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)(n) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence(n) reasoning that involves the [..]

a generalization made through inductive reasoning

n. "conjecture," s.v. conjecture sb. OED. KEY: conjecture@n

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