Dictionary definition · conjecture
noun
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)"speculations about the outcome of the election"
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).