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Conjecture


A proposition which is consistent with known data, but has neither been verified nor shown to be false. It is synonymous with hypothesis.


See also

Ansatz, Hypothesis, Lemma, Paradox, Proposition, Proof, Rigorous, Theorem

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References

Laczkovich, M. Conjecture and Proof. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., 2001.Rivera, C. "Problems & Puzzles: Conjectures." http://www.primepuzzles.net/conjectures/.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Conjecture." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Conjecture.html

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