otaksuma — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conjecture noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
- hypothesis noun A proposed explanation for something that can be tested through further study or experiment.
- presumption noun Something accepted as probably true without direct proof, or the act of assuming it.
- surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.
Senses
otaksuma is used for these senses in English:
- conjecture (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- conjecture (mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- hypothesis (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- presumption The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- presumption The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- presumption The condition upon which something is presumed.
- surmise Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
conjecture — full definition
- noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
- verb To guess or form an opinion without full proof.