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| 1. | [ noun ] a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) | |
| Synonyms: | speculation | |
| Examples: | "speculations about the outcome of the election" "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" |
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| Related terms: | hypothesis speculate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | |
| Synonyms: | suppose speculate hypothesize theorize hypothecate hypothesise theorise | |
| Examples: | : "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps." |
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| Related terms: | expect explicate reconstruct hypothesis theory hypothesis guess speculation theorist theorization supposition speculator | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | |
| Synonyms: | guess speculation surmise hypothesis surmisal supposition | |
| Related terms: | opinion divination think estimate speculate guess suspect surmise | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence | |
| Related terms: | reasoning theorization supposition speculate | |
| Similar spelling: |
conjectural consecutive consecutively |
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