Szpiro's conjecture

proper noun

A conjecture relating to the conductor and the discriminant of an elliptic curve, equivalent in a slightly modified form to the abc conjecture.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA conjecture relating to the conductor and the discriminant of an elliptic curve, equivalent in a slightly modified form to the abc conjecture.

Origin

Named for Lucien Szpiro, who formulated it in the 1980s.

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Szpiro's conjecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Szpiro's%20conjecture

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