inductive reasoning

conjecture

conjecture

an educated guess that appears likely to be true, but has not been proven by mathematical logic

Inductive reasoning

Studying a number of situations to arrive at an educated guess

Conditional Statements/Conditionals/If-then statements

Are used to clarify confusing statements

Hypothesis

the portion of the statement that follows the "if"

Conclusion

the portion of the statement that follows the "then"

Converse

is formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion

Deductive reasoning

a system of reasoning used to reach conclusions

Theorem

a statement that can be proven

Postulate

A statement that describes a fundamental relationship in geometry. It is accepted as true without proof

A definition

it establishes the limits or describes the meaning of a concept or term by stating the essential properties of the entities or objects denoted by that concept or term