Abstract reasoning

• theory

  1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
  2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice:
  3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.

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  1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
  2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice:
  3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.

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• speculation

  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing

• surmise

  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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• supposition

  1. The act of supposing.
  2. Something supposed; an assumption.

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  1. The act of supposing.
  2. Something supposed; an assumption.

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• speculation

  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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• guesswork

  1. The process of making guesses.
  2. An estimate or judgment made by guessing.

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  1. The process of making guesses.
  2. An estimate or judgment made by guessing.

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• guess

  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information

• surmise

  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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• suppose

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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• speculate

  1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or theorize.
  2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
  3. To assume to be true without conclusive evidence:

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  1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or theorize.
  2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
  3. To assume to be true without conclusive evidence:

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• infer

  1. To conclude from evidence or by reasoning:
  2. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
  3. To indicate indirectly; imply.

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  1. To conclude from evidence or by reasoning:
  2. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
  3. To indicate indirectly; imply.

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• guess

  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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