Conjecture
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In mathematics, a conjecture is a conclusion or a proposition which is suspected to be true due to preliminary supporting evidence, but for which no proof or disproof has yet been found.
Some conjectures, such as the Riemann hypothesis or Fermat's Last Theorem (now a theorem, but it was a conjecture until 1995 when it was finally proven true by Andrew Wiles), have shaped much of mathematical history as new areas of mathematics are developed in order to prove them.
Conjectures
Riemann hypothesis
conjectured in 1859 Bernhard Riemann
Twin primes conjecture
conjectured in 1849 by de Polignac (more general conjecture)
Goldbach's conjecture
conjectured in 1742 by Christian Goldbach
Fermat's Last Theorem
conjectured in 1637 by Pierre de Fermat
proven in 1995 by Andrew Wiles
Four color theorem
conjectured in 1852 by Francis Guthrie
proven in 1976 by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken
Poincaré conjecture
conjectured in 1904 by Henri Poincaré
proven in 2006 by Grigori Perelman
Fermat's Last Theorem (ex "Fermat's conjecture") states that no 3 positive integers a,b,c can satisfy the equation aⁿ + bⁿ = cⁿ for any integer value of n greater than two, ∀abcn ∈ ℕᐩ. n > 2 -> ¬(aⁿ + bⁿ = cⁿ)
The four color theorem was ultimately proven in 1976 by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken. It was the first major theorem to be proved using a computer.
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