hypothesis vs conjecture

hypothesis and conjecture both are nouns.

hypothesis is not a verb while conjecture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hypothesis	Yes	No	No	No
conjecture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, conjecture is a hyponym of hypothesis; that is, conjecture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hypothesis:

hypothesis: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
conjecture: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

Other hyponyms of hypothesis include hypothetical, gemmule, framework, model, theoretical account, speculation, assumption, supposal, supposition, historicism, monotopism.

As nouns, hypothesis and conjecture are synonyms defined as:

hypothesis and conjecture: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Other synonyms of hypothesis include guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise.

hypothesis (noun)	conjecture (noun)
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

hypothesis (verb)	conjecture (verb)
	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

hypothesis vs conjecture

hypothesis and conjecture both are nouns.

hypothesis is not a verb while conjecture is a verb.

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