NOUN | cognition | conjecture, speculation | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) |
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communication | conjecture, guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | |
cognition | conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence | |
VERB | cognition | conjecture, speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
Sounds | kahnjheh'kcher; kahnjheh'ksher | |
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Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
Ashur ... Yorkshire: 36 rhymes with sher... |
Meaning | A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence). | |
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Example | "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" | |
Synonym | speculation | |
Broader | hypothesis, possibility, theory | A tentative insight into the natural world |
Spanish | conjetura, especulación, suposición | |
Catalan | conjectura, conjetura, especulació, suposició | |
Adjectives | conjectural | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
Verbs | conjecture | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
Meaning | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. | |
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Synonyms | guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis | |
Narrower | divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck |
Broader | opinion, view | A message expressing a belief about something |
Spanish | conjetura, especulación, suposición, surmisal | |
Catalan | conjectura, conjetura, especulació, suposició, surmisal | |
Adjectives | conjectural | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
Meaning | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence. | |
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Narrower | supposition, supposal | The cognitive process of supposing |
theorization, theorisation | The production or use of theories | |
Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
Spanish | conjetura | |
Adjectives | conjectural | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
Verbs | conjecture | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
Meaning | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They conjecture that there was a traffic accident | |
Synonyms | speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose | |
Narrower | explicate, formulate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
reconstruct, construct, retrace | reassemble mentally | |
Broader | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
Spanish | conjeturar, especular, hipotetizar, imaginar, suponer, teorizar | |
Catalan | conjecturar, especular, fer hipòtesis, imaginar, suposar, teoritzar | |
Nouns | conjecture | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) |
conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
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