to conjecture
01
gissa, anta
to form an idea or opinion about something with limited information or unclear evidence
Transitive: to conjecture that
Intransitive: to conjecture about sth
Exempel
When the experiment yielded unexpected results, scientists conjectured that uncontrolled variables might have influenced the outcomes.
När experimentet gav oväntade resultat antog forskarna att okontrollerade variabler kan ha påverkat utfallen.
Conjecture
01
gissning, antagande
an idea that is based on guesswork and not facts
Exempel
The historian 's conjecture about the lost civilization sparked much debate.
Historikerns gissning om den förlorade civilisationen väckte mycket debatt.
02
förmodan, hypotes
a hypothesis in mathematics or science that appears true but lacks a formal proof
Exempel
In fluid dynamics, the Navier – Stokes conjecture remains unproven in three dimensions.
Inom strömningsdynamik förblir förmodan Navier-Stokes obevisad i tre dimensioner.
03
gissning, antagande
a proposed restoration of corrupted, missing, or unclear text based on scholarly inference
Exempel
The critical apparatus listed several conjectures for the lacuna in the poem.
Den kritiska apparaten listade flera antaganden för luckan i dikten.
