conjecture
IPA: kʌndʒˈɛktʃɝ
noun
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
- (formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
- (transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
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