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conjecture

[kuhn-jek-cher] / kənˈdʒɛk tʃər /




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Erdős showed in 1946 that arranging those dots in a grid produced a certain number of pairs, and his conjecture was that no arrangement could do much better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Additionally, multiple commentators conjecture that his hostility to wind originated in 2011, when he groused that an offshore wind farm would be visible from one of his golf courses in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The study introduces what the authors call the "entropy conjecture" to highlight a key problem in many existing arguments.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Critically, Cembalest’s argument in support of this conclusion doesn’t rest on theory or conjecture.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

One would avoid these problems if what I call the chronology protection conjecture holds.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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