Engelsk navneord: conjecture |
1. | conjecture (om erkendelse) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Speculations about the outcome of the election. He dismissed it as mere conjecture.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | speculation |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | hypothesis, possibility, theory |
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2. | conjecture (om kommunikation) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | opinion, view |
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| Mere specifikke termer | divination |
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3. | conjecture (om erkendelse) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
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| Mere specifikke termer | supposal, supposition, theorisation, theorization |
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Engelsk udsagnsord: conjecture |
1. | conjecture (om erkendelse) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
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| Eksempler på anvendelse | They conjecture that there was a traffic accident |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize |
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| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | anticipate, expect |
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| Mere specifikke termer | construct, develop, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace |
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