Conjecture
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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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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.
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See also
- Conjectural history
- Conjecture (textual criticism)
- Hasty generalization
- Hypothesis
- Hypotheticals
- List of conjectures
- Speculation
- Conjectures on Original Composition by Edward Young
- Conjectures and Refutations by Karl Popper
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