Conjecture
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| - | # A statement or idea which is [[unproven]], but is thought to be true; a [[guess]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''I explained it, but it is pure '''conjecture''' whether he understood, or not.'' | + | A '''conjecture''' is a [[Proposition (philosophy)|proposition]] that is [[Formal proof|unproven]]. [[Karl Popper]] pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in [[scientific philosophy]]. |
| - | # A [[supposition]] based upon incomplete evidence; a [[hypothesis]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''The physicist used his '''conjecture''' about subatomic particles to design an experiment.'' | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Hypothesis]] | ||
| + | *[[Hypotheticals]] | ||
| + | *[[List of conjectures]] | ||
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A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in scientific philosophy.
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