A proposition which is consistent with known data, but has neither been verified nor shown to be false. It is synonymous with hypothesis.
Conjecture
See also
Ansatz, Hypothesis, Lemma, Paradox, Proposition, Proof, Rigorous, TheoremExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Laczkovich, M. Conjecture and Proof. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., 2001.Rivera, C. "Problems & Puzzles: Conjectures." http://www.primepuzzles.net/conjectures/.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
ConjectureCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Conjecture." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Conjecture.html