what does conjecture mean
1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence). 2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. 3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence.Familiarity information: CONJECTURE used as a noun is uncommon.ouns denoting cognitive processes and contents. Hypernyms (conjecture is a kind of...): abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of conjecture): theorisation; theorization (the production or use of theories).