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  1. Definition: Theorem, Lemma, Proposition, Conjecture and Principle …

    Definition: Theorem, Lemma, Proposition, Corollary, Postulate, Statement, Fact, Observation, Expression, Fact, Property, Conjecture and Principle Most of the time a mathematical …

  2. What is the role of conjectures in modern mathematics?

    Nov 17, 2016 · The definition of conjecture on google says that: A conjecture is an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. Now the question which is stuck in …

  3. terminology - Difference between axioms, theorems, postulates ...

    Oct 25, 2010 · One difficulty is that, for historical reasons, various results have a specific term attached (Parallel postulate, Zorn's lemma, Riemann hypothesis, Collatz conjecture, Axiom of …

  4. Terminology: Difference between Lemma, Theorem, Definition, …

    Apr 23, 2015 · Conjecture - This is an educated prediction that one makes based on their experience. The difference between a conjecture and a lemma/theorem/corollary is that it is …

  5. real analysis - What is the difference between lemma, axiom, …

    Mar 31, 2018 · Axiom, proposition, definition, lemma, theorem, law, corollary Are there clear separations in definitions between all these things or is there a lot of overlap?

  6. The significance and acceptance of Helfgott’s proof of the weak ...

    Mar 27, 2019 · Recently I was browsing math Wikipedia, and found that Harald Helfgott announced the complete proof of the weak Goldbach Conjecture in 2013, a proof which has …

  7. Create & Prove Conjecture - Discrete Math (Proofs)

    May 7, 2019 · Create & Prove Conjecture - Discrete Math (Proofs) Ask Question Asked 6 years, 6 months ago Modified 6 years, 6 months ago

  8. Double-critical graph conjecture - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Mar 16, 2017 · I am confused by extant approaches to proving special cases of the double-critical graph conjecture. Definition: "A connected, simple graph $G$ is called double-critical, if …

  9. What's the difference between theorem, lemma and corollary?

    Feb 16, 2017 · Can anybody explain me what is the basic difference between theorem, lemma and corollary? We have been using it for a long time but I never paid any attention. I am just …

  10. What is the importance of the Collatz conjecture? [closed]

    The Collatz conjecture is the simplest open problem in mathematics. You can explain it to all your non-mathematical friends, and even to small children who have just learned to divide by 2.