Main Entry:

¹con·jec·ture

Pronunciation:

\kən-ˈjek-chər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjectura, from conjectus, past participle of conicere, literally, to throw together, from com- + jacere to throw — more at jet

Date:

14th century

1obsolete a: interpretation of omens b: supposition2 a: inference from defective or presumptive evidence b: a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork c: a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved