Conjecture (Noun)
Meaning 1
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The detective's conjecture about the identity of the killer was later confirmed by DNA evidence.
- Her conjecture that the ancient civilization had been wiped out by a natural disaster was met with skepticism by her colleagues.
- The news report was filled with conjecture about the motivations behind the politician's surprise resignation.
- Although the exact causes of the crash were still unknown, the investigators' conjecture was that a combination of human error and mechanical failure was to blame.
- The scientist's conjecture about the existence of a new species was based on incomplete data and proved to be incorrect.