konjektur

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch conjectuur, from French conjecture, from Latin coniectūra.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /konˈd͡ʒɛktur/ [koɲˈd͡ʒɛk̚.t̪ʊr]
  • Rhymes: -ɛktur
  • Syllabification: kon‧jek‧tur

Noun

konjektur (plural konjektur-konjektur)

  1. conjecture
    1. (mathematics, linguistics) a statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
    2. (linguistics) a critical reconstruction of the original reading of a clearly corrupt, contaminated, nonsensical or illegible textual fragment.

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