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Search option Results found in English Dictionary Synonyms: [n] : speculation , hypothesis [gt] , possibility [gt] , theory [gt] [n] : guess , supposition , surmise , surmisal , speculation , hypothesis , opinion [gt] , view [gt] [n] : reasoning [gt] , logical thinking [gt] , abstract thought [gt] [v] : speculate , theorize , theorise , hypothesize , hypothesise , hypothecate , suppose , expect [gt] , anticipate [gt]
Wiki: A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven but appears correct and has not been disproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term ""conjecture"" in scientific philosophy. Conjecture is contrasted by hypothesis, which is a testable statement based on accepted grounds.
Example: In any case, you are wrong in your conjecture . We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate. The entire public and political debate is based on conjecture , not on fact. There was a great deal of conjecture as to what would happen. Nothing is more wretched than a man who traverses everything in a round, and pries into the things beneath the earth, as the poet says, and seeks by conjecture what is in the minds of his neighbours, without perceiving that it is sufficient to attend to the demon within him, and to reverence it sincerely.
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Conjecture was recognized as a English verb Infinitive: (To) conjectureGerundio: conjecturingPast participle: conjectured
Indikative 9. Pluperfect indic. or Past perfect
11a. Future perfect or future anterior
Conditional Subjunctive Imperative
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