define conjecture ? give an example.
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Parents make conjectures all the time; without even realizing that they do, they form conclusions about their children. Susie notices that when she buys strawberry ice cream, her 3-year-old son Johnny always ask for seconds, but when she buys vanilla, he leaves some in the bowl. What conclusions do you think Susie would make? Of course, she would think that Johnny likes strawberry more than vanilla.
Informally, we can say a conjecture is just using what you know and observe to form conclusions about something. Formally, a conjecture is a statement believed to be true based on observations. In general, a conjecture is like your opinion about something that you notice or even an educated guess. Looking at the following numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. What would be the next number? Most likely, you are thinking 14. Why did you make that conclusion? You perhaps looked at the pattern and noticed that the list is counting by 2s.
to guess about something with real proof