Definitions

1. noun

a conclusion or opinion formed on the basis of incomplete information, especially an educated guess or estimate.

“The detective made a conjecture about the killer’s identity based on the crime scene evidence.”

2. verb

to form or express an opinion or conclusion on the basis of incomplete information.

“The professor conjectured that the new theory would revolutionize the field of physics.”

3. noun

a statement or theory proposed as a solution to a problem or as an explanation of a phenomenon.

“The mathematician’s conjecture about prime numbers was eventually proven to be correct.”