Conjecture and Proposition

Conjecture

Conjecture noun - An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence.

Proposition and conjecture are semantically related in assumption topic. In some cases you can use "Proposition" instead the word "Conjecture" as a noun or a verb.

Proposition

Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Usage example: started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism

Conjecture and proposition are semantically related in assumption topic. Sometimes you can use "Conjecture" instead the word "Proposition" as a noun or a verb.

How words are described

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