"conjecturalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: conjectural + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|conjectural|ism}} conjectural + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} conjecturalism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The belief that intentionally supposing that a proposition is true is a good reason to believe that proposition in the absence of evidence of its falsehood. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-conjecturalism-en-noun-UW6NEIs4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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