noun
- A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence. )
- usage: "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
- synonyms: speculation
- A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
- synonyms: guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
- Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence.
verb
- To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
- usage: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
- synonyms: speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
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