Based on or involving guessing rather than facts; not proven or certain.
From Latin conjectura meaning 'conclusion from signs, inference,' derived from conicere 'throw together.' The -al suffix makes it adjectival. It entered English in the 15th century.
In medieval times, scholars created entire systems of knowledge based on conjectural reasoning—they'd piece together evidence like puzzle hunters, long before the scientific method demanded proof.
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