Conjecture vs. Rumor — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Conjecture and Rumor
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Definitions
Conjecture
In mathematics, a conjecture is a conclusion or a proposition which is suspected to be true due to preliminary supporting evidence, but for which no proof or disproof has yet been found. Some conjectures, such as the Riemann hypothesis (still a conjecture) or Fermat's Last Theorem (a conjecture until proven in 1995 by Andrew Wiles), have shaped much of mathematical history as new areas of mathematics are developed in order to prove them.
Rumor
A rumour (British English), or rumor (American English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin: 'rumorem' - noise), is "a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern."In the social sciences, a rumour involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumour as a subset of propaganda.
Conjecture
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied
A matter for conjecture
Rumor
A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
Conjecture
Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information
Many conjectured that the jury could not agree
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Rumor
Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
Conjecture
Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
Rumor
To spread or tell by rumor.
Conjecture
An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork
The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.
Rumor
A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
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Conjecture
To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess
"From the comparative silence below ... I conjectured that Mr Rochester was now at liberty" (Charlotte Brontë).
Rumor
Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
Conjecture
To make a conjecture.
Rumor
To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
Conjecture
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
Rumor
A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.
Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight.
Conjecture
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
Rumor
A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; - in this sense often personified.
Rumor next, and Chance,And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.
Conjecture
A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
Rumor
A prolonged, indistinct noise.
Conjecture
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
Rumor
To report by rumor; to tell.
'T was rumoredMy father 'scaped from out the citadel.
Conjecture
To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
Rumor
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
Conjecture
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
Rumor
Tell or spread rumors;
It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
Conjecture
An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature.
Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm.
Conjecture
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.
Conjecture
To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine.
Conjecture
A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence);
Speculations about the outcome of the election
He dismissed it as mere conjecture
Conjecture
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Conjecture
Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
Conjecture
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
