Conjecture 1100 Words You Need
Conjecture 1100 Words You Need
/kənˈdʒek.tʃəʳ/ (noun & verb)
Conjecture definition
(the forming of) a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof, guesswork, estimation, inference, speculation, surmise, assumption, supposition – to guess based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof, estimate, imagine, speculate, infer, assume, suppose:
Example
In mathematics, a conjecture is a conclusion or proposition based on incomplete information, for which no proof or disproof has yet been found.
There’s been a lot of conjecture in the papers recently about the royal marriage.
We’ll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.
He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial difficulties.
Antonyms
certainty, be certain
Parts of speech
Adjective: conjectural, conjecturable
Adverb: conjecturably
