Hauptvermutung

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noun

The conjecture, now proven false, that any two triangulations of a triangulable space have a common refinement, a single triangulation that is a subdivision of both of them.

OriginGerman Hauptvermutung →
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Meanings

nounHauptvermutung (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralmathematicsThe conjecture, now proven false, that any two triangulations of a triangulable space have a common refinement, a single triangulation that is a subdivision of both of them.

Origin

  1. GermanHauptvermutung
  2. EnglishHauptvermutung

From German Hauptvermutung, from haupt- (“main, chief, primary”) + Vermutung (“conjecture”).

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APA

Hauptvermutung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hauptvermutung

MLA

“Hauptvermutung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hauptvermutung. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hauptvermutung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hauptvermutung.

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