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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[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
[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
: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]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]