Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Conjecture

speculation: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome ...
guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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In mathematics, a conjecture is a mathematical statement which appears likely to be true, but has not been formally proven to be true under the rules of mathematical logic. ...
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An educated guess.
csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/resources/glossary.html

A preliminary statement or hypothesis that something is true; a statement may later be confirmed or disproved through observation or testing.
mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/mathematics/glossary.shtml

A proposition that is consistent with known data, but has been neither verified nor shown to be false. [EW00] hüpotees Lause, mis ei ole vastuolus teadaolevate andmetega, kuid mida pole tõestatud ega ümber lükatud.
www.cc.ioc.ee/jus/gtglossary/gtglos_h.htm

A conjecture is a statement which, although much evidence can be found to support it, has not been proved to be either true or false.
ddi.cs.uni-potsdam.de/Lehre/TuringLectures/MathNotions.htm

A statement that is to be shown true or false. A conjecture is usually developed by examining several specific situations.
www.dolorescounty.k12.co.us/math_glossary.htm

A generalization made as a result of inductive reasoning (Lesson 1.1).
www.ocean.k12.wa.us/ilwacohi/mathDpt/geometry/glossaryc.htm