OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11441

conjecture

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
conjetura • especulación • suposición • teoría
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.
conjetura • especulación • hipótesis • suposición • teoría
A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
conjetura • especulación • suposición • teoría
A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 11442

conjecture

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
barruntar • conjeturar • elucubrar • especular
To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
What could have been done by such a machine downhill can only be conjectured, for the maximum speed was restricted rigidly to 80 m.p.h.