Conjecture

noun/kənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃɚ/epistemology

Definition

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject.

Synonyms

surmise, speculate, supposition, hypothesis, speculation

In a sentence

Without telemetry the root cause analysis is pure conjecture.