conjecture
conjecture Lexical Profile
conjecture Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; a guess or speculation.
"Without concrete evidence from the archaeological site, any claims about the ancient society's collapse remain pure conjecture."
In mathematics, an unproven proposition or statement that appears to be true based on preliminary evidence or pattern analysis.
"The mathematician spent decades attempting to prove a famous conjecture regarding the distribution of prime numbers."
• verb
To form an opinion or supposition about something on the basis of incomplete or presumptive information.
"Historians have long conjectured that the unfinished manuscript was written during the author's final years in exile."
• Rhymes for conjecture
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'conjecture' or directly from Latin 'coniectura', derived from 'conicere' meaning 'to throw together' (from 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'iacere' meaning 'to throw').