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con·jec·ture    Audio Help   [kuhn-jek-cher] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
–noun
1.the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
2.an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.
3.Obsolete. the interpretation of signs or omens.
–verb (used with object)
4.to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.
–verb (used without object)
5.to form conjectures.

[Origin: 1350–1400; (n.) ME < L conjectūra (< MF) inferring, reasoning, equiv. to conject(us) ptp. of conjicere to throw together, form a conclusion (con- con- + -jicere, comb. form of jacere to throw) + -ūra -ure; (v.) late ME conjecturen (< MF) < LL conjecturāre, deriv. of the n.]

con·jec·tur·a·ble, adjective
con·jec·tur·a·bly, adverb
con·jec·tur·er, noun

2. surmise, inference, supposition, theory, hypothesis. 4. surmise, suppose, presume. See guess.
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con·jec·ture    Audio Help   (kən-jěk'chər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
  2. A statement, opinion, or conclusion based on guesswork: The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.

v.   con·jec·tured, con·jec·tur·ing, con·jec·tures

v.   tr.
To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess.

v.   intr.
To make a conjecture.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin coniectūra, from coniectus, past participle of conicere, to infer : com-, com- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]

con·jec'tur·a·ble adj., con·jec'tur·a·bly adv., con·jec'tur·er n.
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conjecture 
c.1384, from L. conjectura "conclusion, interpretation," from conjectus, pp. of conicere "to throw together," from com- "together" + jacere "to throw." Originally of interpretation of signs and omens; sense of "forming of opinion without proof" is 1535.

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conjecture

noun
1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" [syn: speculation
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess
3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence 

verb
1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: speculate

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə] noun
(an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess
Example: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.
Arabic: تَخْمين، ظَن، حَدَسِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 猜测
Chinese (Traditional): 猜測
Czech: domněnka, dohad
Danish: formodning; gætteri
Dutch: gissing
Estonian: oletus
Finnish: arvelu
French: conjecture
German: die Mutmaßung
Greek: υπόθεση
Hungarian: sejtés
Indonesian: dugaan
Italian: congettura
Japanese: 推測
Korean: 추측
Latvian: varbūtība; pieņēmums
Lithuanian: spėjimas, numanymas
Norwegian: antakelse, gjetning, formodning
Polish: domysł, przypuszczenie
Portuguese (Brazil): conjetura
Portuguese (Portugal): conjectura
Romanian: presupunere
Russian: предположение
Slovak: dohad
Slovenian: domneva
Spanish: conjetura, suposición
Swedish: gissning, hypotes
Turkish: tahmin
conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə] verb
to guess
Arabic: يُخَمِّن، يَظُن، يَحْزِر
Chinese (Simplified): 猜测
Chinese (Traditional): 猜測
Czech: odhadovat, domýšlet se
Danish: formode; gætte
Dutch: gissen
Estonian: oletama
Finnish: arvella
French: conjecturer
German: mutmaßen
Greek: υποθέτω
Hungarian: sejt
Icelandic: giska á
Indonesian: menduga
Italian: fare congetture*
Japanese: 推測する
Korean: 추측하다
Latvian: pieņemt; minēt
Lithuanian: spėti, numanyti
Norwegian: anta, gjette, formode
Polish: przypuszczać
Portuguese (Brazil): conjeturar
Portuguese (Portugal): supor
Romanian: a presupune
Russian: строить догадки
Slovak: domyslieť si
Slovenian: ugibati
Spanish: conjeturar
Swedish: gissa
Turkish: tahmin etmek
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Conjecture

Con*ject"\, v. t. [L. conjectus, p. p. of conjicere. See Conjecture, n.] To throw together, or to throw. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.
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Conjecture

Con*jec"ture\ (; 135?), n. [L. conjectura, fr. conjicere, conjectum, to throw together, infer, conjecture; con- + jacere to throw: cf. F. conjecturer. See Jet a shooting forth.] An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.

He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature. --Whewell.

Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. --Milton.
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