Conjecture Quote by Jack Edmonds

A felicitous but unproved conjecture may be of much more consequence for mathematics than the proof of many a respectable theorem.

— Atle Selberg

The entire annals of Observation probably do not elsewhere exhibit so extraordinary a verification of any theoretical conjecture adventured on by the human spirit!

— John Pringle Nichol

You should not put too much trust in any unproved conjecture, even if it has been propounded by a great authority, even if it…

— George Polya

“Finiteness is not the only example in string theory of a conjecture that is widely believed but so far unproved.”

— Lee Smolin

The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious and there is no rational explanation of it.

— Eugene Wigner

The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.

— James Geary

We hate the very idea that our own ideas may be mistaken, so we cling dogmatically to our conjectures.

— Karl Popper

I believe that proving is not a natural activity for mathematicians.

— Rene Thom

I'm very happy for others to engage in conjecture, but if I was ever conscious of what I'm thinking about when I'm writing, oh…

— Peter Morgan

If you ask almost any of them, do you stand behind your theory, is this the answer, I think they would almost every one…

— Saul Perlmutter

Given a conjecture, the best thing is to prove it. The second best thing is to disprove it. The third best thing is to…

— Saharon Shelah

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

— Stephen Hawking