conjecture
A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be trueA statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
» That's pure conjecture.
Это чисто предположение.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, formal, uncountable)A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
Vermutung, Verdacht, Mutmaßung
предположе́ниеpredpoložénije, дога́дкаdogádka
(countable, formal, uncountable)A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
Vermutung, Hypothese, Konjektur
гипо́тезаgipóteza, предположе́ниеpredpoložénije, дога́дкаdogádka
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
(countable, uncountable)A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
Vermutung, Hypothese
предположе́ниеpredpoložénije
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Interpretation of signs and omens.
Examples
14 sentencesThat's pure conjecture.
ruЭто чисто предположение.
However, that was just my conjecture.
ruВпрочем, это было только мое предположение.
Tom claims he proved Goldbach's conjecture.
Том стверджує, що він довів гіпотезу Гольдбаха.
In any case, you are wrong in your conjecture.
ruВ любом случае вы не правы в своей догадке.
deAuf jeden Fall ist deine Annahme falsch.
Tom spent 30 years trying to prove the Beal conjecture.
Том витратив 30 років, намагаючись довести гіпотезу Гольдбаха.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive particFrom Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject.
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Forms
plural: conjectures| Singular | conjecture |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence):speculation
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence:guesssuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculationhypothesis
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable