obevisade

Obevisade is a Swedish adjective meaning not proven or unproven. It is used to describe statements, hypotheses, conjectures, or results that have not yet been established by a formal proof. The term serves to distinguish between what is known to be true through demonstration and what remains to be verified, tested, or disproven.

Etymology and form: the word derives from bevisa, meaning to prove, with the negating prefix o-, and the participle forms bevisad (proven) and obevisad (unproven). In plural, the form is obevisade, as in obevisade påståenden or obevisade sats. The neutral, time-sensitive nature of the term means it is commonly used in mathematical, scientific, and philosophical discourse.

Usage: In mathematics and logic, obevisade påståenden or obevisade satser refer to propositions that do not yet have a proof. In science and philosophy, the term may describe hypotheses or theories that lack sufficient demonstration. The word is not a judgment about truth; it indicates that proof is currently absent or undiscovered, and it leaves open the possibility that proof, disproof, or revision may occur.

Limitations: labeling something as obevisad emphasizes the status of evidence rather than the veracity of the claim. A statement can be obevisad yet not disproven, or it can eventually become proven or refuted as new proofs or counterexamples are found.

See also: proof, conjecture, provability, disproof.