conjecture

hasashe, tsammani

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• (UK) IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

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Noun

Singular conjecture

Plural conjectures

1. (formal) A statement or an idea or thought which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

   And most of them follow nothing but conjecture [1]. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do. <> kuma mafi yawansu ba su biyar kome face zato. lalle ne zato ba ya wadatar da kome daga gaskiya. lalle allah ne masani ga abin da suke aikatawa. = [ 10:36 ] akasarinsu ba su bin kome sai dai kintatawa, kuma kintata ba ya yin gurbin gaskiya. allah ne masani ga dukan abin da suke aikatawa. allah ne kadai mai wallafa alqurani --Qur'an 10:36

2. (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.