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]]. | + | ==Etymology== |
| - | #: ''The physicist used his '''conjecture''' about subatomic particles to design an experiment.'' | + | From Old French, from Latin ''coniectūra'' (“a guess”), from ''coniectus'', perfect passive participle of ''cōniciō'' (“throw or cast together; guess”), from ''con-'' (“together”) + ''iaciō'' (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Conjectural history]] | ||
| + | *[[Conjecture (textual criticism)]] | ||
| + | *[[Hasty generalization]] | ||
| + | *[[Hypothesis]] | ||
| + | *[[Hypotheticals]] | ||
| + | *[[List of conjectures]] | ||
| + | *[[Conjectures on Original Composition]] by Edward Young | ||
| + | *[[Conjectures and Refutations]] by Karl Popper | ||
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A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in scientific philosophy.
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory.
See also
- Conjectural history
- Conjecture (textual criticism)
- Hasty generalization
- Hypothesis
- Hypotheticals
- List of conjectures
- Conjectures on Original Composition by Edward Young
- Conjectures and Refutations by Karl Popper
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