conjecture Who acts: conjecture, you, mathematicians, My, evidence, Scientists · What happens: be, form, suppose, not have, think, not prove · To what, where: guess, something, facts, statement, next number, pattern · Speech: someone speaks here
«conjecture» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: conjecture in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A conjecture is a guess or opinion formed without full proof.
det nsubj cop det cc conj acl case amod obl punct root A DET conjecture NOUN is AUX a DET guess NOUN or CCONJ opinion NOUN formed VERB without ADP full ADJ proof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conjecture det 2 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 5 guess nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 guess cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 guess det 5 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 opinion cc 7 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing 5 guess conj 8 formed form VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 guess acl 9 without without ADP _ 11 proof case 10 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 11 proof amod 11 proof proof NOUN Number=Sing 8 formed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 guess punct
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1 is a present a conjecture a guess or opinion tree rules 2 form participle a guess or opinion not said here without full proof vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To conjecture is to guess or suppose something when you do not have all the facts.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj cop mark cc conj obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl det:predet det obj punct root To PART conjecture NOUN is AUX to PART guess VERB or CCONJ suppose VERB something PRON when SCONJ you PRON do AUX not PART have VERB all DET the DET facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 conjecture mark 2 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 5 guess nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 guess cop 4 to to PART _ 5 guess mark 5 guess guess VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 suppose cc 7 suppose suppose VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 guess conj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 suppose obj 9 when when SCONJ _ 13 have mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 have nsubj 11 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 have aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 have advmod 13 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 suppose advcl 14 all all DET PronType=Tot 16 facts det:predet 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 facts det 16 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 13 have obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 guess punct
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1 is present conjecture guess property tree rules 2 suppose infinitive conjecture not said here something vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent something=Attribute 3 not have present · do-support you all facts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
A conjecture is a statement mathematicians think is true but have not yet proved.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cop ccomp cc aux advmod advmod conj punct root A DET conjecture NOUN is AUX a DET statement NOUN mathematicians NOUN think VERB is AUX true ADJ but CCONJ have AUX not PART yet ADV proved VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conjecture det 2 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 5 statement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statement cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 statement det 5 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 mathematicians mathematician NOUN Number=Plur 7 think nsubj 7 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statement acl:relcl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 true cop 9 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 7 think ccomp 10 but but CCONJ _ 14 proved cc 11 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 proved aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 proved advmod 13 yet yet ADV _ 14 proved advmod 14 proved prove VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 true conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 statement punct
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1 is a present a conjecture a statement tree rules 2 think speech: other present mathematicians a statement not said here vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot statement=Theme 3 is present true property tree rules 4 not prove present · perfect yet vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
Example 1 My conjecture is that the next number in the pattern is 20.
nmod:poss nsubj cop mark det amod case det nmod cop obl punct root My PRON conjecture NOUN is AUX that SCONJ the DET next ADJ number NOUN in ADP the DET pattern NOUN is AUX 20 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 conjecture nmod:poss 2 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 7 number nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 number cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 number mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 number det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 number amod 7 number number NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 pattern case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pattern det 10 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing 7 number nmod 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 20 cop 12 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 number obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 number punct
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1 is a present My conjecture the next number the pattern tree rules 2 is a present 20 tree rules 3 conjecture My nom conjecture «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Without evidence, what you say is just conjecture.
case nsubj punct obj nsubj acl:relcl cop advmod punct root Without ADP evidence NOUN , PUNCT what PRON you PRON say VERB is AUX just ADV conjecture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 2 evidence case 2 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 9 conjecture nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 evidence punct 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 say obj 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 say nsubj 6 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 evidence acl:relcl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 conjecture cop 8 just just ADV _ 9 conjecture advmod 9 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 conjecture punct
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1 say speech: assert present you evidence vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 2 is a present evidence conjecture tree rules
Example 3 Scientists conjectured that the planet had water.
nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp obj punct root Scientists NOUN conjectured VERB that SCONJ the DET planet NOUN had VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 conjectured nsubj 2 conjectured conjecture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 had mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 planet det 5 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 6 had nsubj 6 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 conjectured ccomp 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 conjectured punct
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1 conjecture past Scientists vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 have past the planet water vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 4 Test your conjecture with more examples.
nmod:poss obj case amod obl punct root Test VERB your PRON conjecture NOUN with ADP more ADJ examples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Test test VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 conjecture nmod:poss 3 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 1 Test obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 examples case 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 examples amod 6 examples example NOUN Number=Plur 1 Test obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Test punct
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1 test imperative you not said here your conjecture with more examples vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conjecture=Theme 2 conjecture your nom conjecture «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 How the stones got there is still a matter of conjecture.
advmod det nsubj expl ccomp advmod det nsubj case nmod punct root How ADV the DET stones NOUN got VERB there PRON is VERB still ADV a DET matter NOUN of ADP conjecture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 got advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stones det 3 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 4 got nsubj 4 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 is expl 6 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 got ccomp 7 still still ADV _ 6 is advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 matter det 9 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 6 is nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 11 conjecture case 11 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 9 matter nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 got punct
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1 get past the stones vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 be present a matter of conjecture there still vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 matter conjecture nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 6 A famous conjecture says every even number bigger than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers.
The tree, 17 words det amod nsubj det advmod nsubj amod case obl cop det ccomp case nummod amod nmod punct root A DET famous ADJ conjecture NOUN says VERB every DET even ADV number NOUN bigger ADJ than ADP 2 NUM is AUX the DET sum NOUN of ADP two NUM prime ADJ numbers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 conjecture det 2 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 conjecture amod 3 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 number det 6 even even ADV _ 7 number advmod 7 number number NOUN Number=Sing 13 sum nsubj 8 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 number amod 9 than than ADP _ 10 2 case 10 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 bigger obl 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 sum cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 sum det 13 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 4 says ccomp 14 of of ADP _ 17 numbers case 15 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 numbers nummod 16 prime prime ADJ Degree=Pos 17 numbers amod 17 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 13 sum nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present a famous conjecture vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present every number the sum of two prime numbers tree rules
Example 7 No one knew who the dead stranger was, they could not even form a conjecture; the fragments of wreckage gave no clue to the matter.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj ccomp det amod nsubj cop punct nsubj aux advmod advmod conj det obj punct det nsubj case nmod conj det obj case det obl punct root No DET one NOUN knew VERB who PRON the DET dead ADJ stranger NOUN was AUX , PUNCT they PRON could AUX not PART even ADV form VERB a DET conjecture NOUN ; PUNCT the DET fragments NOUN of ADP wreckage NOUN gave VERB no DET clue NOUN to ADP the DET matter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 one det 2 one one NOUN Number=Sing 3 knew nsubj 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 who who PRON PronType=Int 3 knew ccomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stranger det 6 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stranger amod 7 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 4 who nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 who cop 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 form punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 form nsubj 11 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 form aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 form advmod 13 even even ADV _ 14 form advmod 14 form form VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knew conj 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 conjecture det 16 conjecture conjecture NOUN Number=Sing 14 form obj 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 gave punct 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 fragments det 19 fragments fragment NOUN Number=Plur 22 gave nsubj 20 of of ADP _ 21 wreckage case 21 wreckage wreckage NOUN Number=Sing 19 fragments nmod 22 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 knew conj 23 no no DET PronType=Neg 24 clue det 24 clue clue NOUN Number=Sing 22 gave obj 25 to to ADP _ 27 matter case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 matter det 27 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 22 gave obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past no one vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past the dead stranger tree rules 3 not form could they a conjecture vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location conjecture=Theme 4 give past the fragments of wreckage no clue the matter vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent clue=Theme to matter=Recipient
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