conjecture
Definitions of conjecture
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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidencesynonyms: supposition
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the production or use of theoriessynonyms: spéculationtypes:abstraction, inductionthe process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instancestype of:suppositionreasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
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reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidencesynonyms: suppositiontypes:spéculationthe production or use of theoriesabstraction, inductionthe process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instancestype of:raisonnementthinking that is coherent and logical
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