CONJECTURE


Meaning of CONJECTURE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -tured ; -tur · ing \ - ' jek-ch ə -ri ŋ , - ' jek-shri ŋ \

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1 : to arrive at or deduce by conjecture : GUESS <scientists conjecturing that a disease is caused by a defective gene>

2 : to make conjectures as to < conjecture the meaning of a statement>

intransitive verb : to form conjectures

– con · jec · tur · er \ - ' jek-ch ə r- ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.