conclusion vs conjecture

conclusion

noun
  • In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises. 

  • The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc. 

  • The outcome or result of a process or act. 

  • A decision reached after careful thought. 

  • An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. 

  • The end, finish, close or last part of something. 

conjecture

noun
  • A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. 

  • A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven. 

  • A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. 

verb
  • To infer on slight evidence; to guess at. 

  • To guess; to venture an unproven idea. 

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