Definition of Conjecture
Conjecture
con·jec·ture
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
an inference or opinion formed without sufficient information or evidence;
e.g. They had already made conjectures about the new staff member who had joined.
(verb)
to make an inference or opinion without having sufficient information or evidence;
e.g. We only conjecture about his motives.
(noun)
a mathematical or scientific proposition or theorem that is not yet proved or disproved;
e.g. This mathematical conjecture has been worked on by many great mathematicians.
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