- In mathematics, a
conjecture is a
conclusion or a
proposition that is
proffered on a
tentative basis without proof. Some conjectures, such as the Riemann...
-
Conjectural history is a type of
historiography isolated in the 1790s by
Dugald Stewart, who
termed it "theoretical or
conjectural history," as prevalent...
- A
conjectural portrait is a
portrait made of a
historical figure for whom no
authentic contemporary portrait is available. The depiction, then, may be...
- Conjecture—as in
conjectural emendation—is a
critical reconstruction of the
original reading of a
clearly corrupt, contaminated,
nonsensical or illegible...
- In
oligopoly theory,
conjectural variation is the
belief that one firm has an idea
about the way its
competitors may
react if it
varies its
output or...
-
theory of L-functions has
become a very substantial, and
still largely conjectural, part of
contemporary analytic number theory. In it,
broad generalisations...
-
accuracy of the po****tion
figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely
conjectural"
depending on the
region from
which they were gathered. The last Ottoman...
-
French composer of songs. The
details of Busnois's
early life are
largely conjectural, and
nothing is certain. He was
probably from the
vicinity of Béthune...
- The
Bible makes reference to
various pharaohs (Hebrew: פַּרְעֹה, Parʿō) of Egypt.
These include unnamed pharaohs in
events described in the Torah, as...
-
Aldwych Theatre,
starring Maggie Smith, had
occasional references to a
conjectural **** subtext. The play was
presented in
Singapore in 2004 by the British...
