Conjecture vs Doubt - What's the difference?
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(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a .
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l).
(obsolete) of signs and omens.
(formal) To ; to venture an unproven idea.
* South
Uncertainty, disbelief.
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(ambitransitive) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.
* Hooker
* Dryden
(archaic) To fear; to suspect.
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.186:
(obsolete) To fear; to be apprehensive of.
* R. of Gloucester
* Shakespeare
* Spenser
(obsolete) To fill with fear; to affright.
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* Beaumont and Fletcher
Conjecture is a related term of doubt.
As verbs the difference between conjecture and doubt
is that conjecture is while doubt is (ambitransitive) to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.As a noun doubt is
uncertainty, disbelief.conjecture
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Noun
- I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
- The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
Synonyms
* * See alsoVerb
(conjectur)- I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
- Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia doubt)- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts .
Verb
(en verb)- He doubted that was really what you meant.
- Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we may lawfully doubt
- To try your love and make you doubt of mine.
- He fled, like Joseph, leaving it; but there, / I doubt , all likeness ends between the pair.
- Edmond [was a] good man and doubted God.
- I doubt some foul play.
- I of doubted danger had no fear.
- The virtues of the valiant Caratach / More doubt me than all Britain.
