All 3 Uses of
conjecture
in
The Idiot
- I have just seen with my own eyes the proof that my conjecture was correct!" he added, with increasing eagerness.†
Chpt 2.8
- If he had not been driven beyond the limits of endurance, he would not have ventured to express certain conjectures so openly.†
Chpt 2.8 *conjectures = guesses (opinions based on inconclusive evidence)
- No doubt you, Mr. Burdovsky, heard this conjecture, and did not hesitate to accept it as true.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinion
A conjecture can be widely believed, but the word is also frequently used to imply that evidence is insufficient to support a belief.