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CONJECTURE
(noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
It was John's conjecture that Mary liked chocolates. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) 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"
synonyms : speculation(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
synonyms : guess , hypothesis , speculation , supposition , surmisal , surmiseThe professor scoffed at the student's conjecture. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
synonyms : hypothecate , hypothesise , hypothesize , speculate , suppose , theorise , theorize
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Mnemonics for conjecture
(Tag: ) sounds like 'lecture' ..assume you guess an answer for a question asked during a lecture
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-8 (Tag: Hindi) Con+jector (Kon (who in hindi)+ actor): It is hard to infer on the basis of insufficient data, Ki KON ACTOR hai aur kon saccha hai.
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-4 (Tag: ) conclusion drawn on base of junk... conjuction
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Directly or via French < Latin conjectura < conjicere "throw together" < jacere "throw"] added by bimal03
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conclusions form lecture is conjecture... w/o experimenting. added by kmr.akhil
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