1. Do examples that support a conjecture prove the conjecture to be true?

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Chace Chandler

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14 February, 23:56

1. Do examples that support a conjecture prove the conjecture to be true?

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Kenny Dalton · Answer 1

A conjecture is an "educated guess" that is based on examples in a pattern ... However, no number of examples can actually prove a conjecture. It is always possible that the next example would show that the conjecture is false. A counterexample is an example that disproves a conjecture.