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conjecture

con·jec·ture [ kən jékchər ] (plural con·jec·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. guesswork: the formation of judgments or opinions on the basis of incomplete or inconclusive information
The origin of this ritual is a matter of conjecture.

2. something guessed: a conclusion, judgment, or statement based on incomplete or inconclusive information

3. mathematics science unproved theorem: a theorem in science or mathematics that has still to be proved

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin conjectura< conjicere "throw together" < jacere "throw"]

con·jec·tur·a·ble adjective
con·jec·tur·a·bly adverb
con·jec·tur·al adjective
con·jec·ture transitive and intransitive verb
con·jec·tur·er noun
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