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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin conjectura, from conjectus, past participle of conicere, [[literally]], to throw [[together]], from com- + jacere to throw | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin conjectura, from conjectus, past participle of conicere, [[literally]], to throw [[together]], from com- + jacere to throw |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 obsolete a : [[interpretation]] of [[omen]]s | | *1 obsolete a : [[interpretation]] of [[omen]]s |
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| :c : a proposition (as in [[mathematics]]) before it has been proved or disproved | | :c : a proposition (as in [[mathematics]]) before it has been proved or disproved |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''conjecture''' is a proposition that is unproven but [[appears]] correct and has not been disproven. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper Karl Popper] pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in [[philosophy]]. Conjecture is [[contrasted]] by [[hypothesis]] (hence [[theory]], [[axiom]], principle), which is a testable [[statement]] based on accepted grounds. In [[mathematics]], a conjecture is an unproven [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition proposition] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorem theorem] that appears correct.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjecture] | + | A '''conjecture''' is a proposition that is unproven but [[appears]] correct and has not been disproven. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper Karl Popper] pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in [[philosophy]]. Conjecture is [[contrasted]] by [[hypothesis]] (hence [[theory]], [[axiom]], principle), which is a testable [[statement]] based on accepted grounds. In [[mathematics]], a conjecture is an unproven [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition proposition] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorem theorem] that appears correct.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjecture] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |