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Protestation vs Conjecture - What's the difference?

protestation | conjecture |

As a noun protestation

is a formal solemn objection or other declaration.

As a verb conjecture is

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protestation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a formal solemn objection or other declaration
  • * Latimer
    • The protestation of our faith.
  • (legal, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

    • Related terms

    * protest

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    conjecture

    English

    Noun

  • (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a .
    • I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
  • (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
    • The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
  • (mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l).
  • (obsolete) of signs and omens.

    • Synonyms

    * * See also

    Related terms

    * conject * conjectural

    Verb

    (conjectur)
  • (formal) To ; to venture an unproven idea.
    • I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
  • * South
    • Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.

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