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the·o·rem  (thr-m, thîrm)
n.
1. An idea that has been demonstrated as true or is assumed to be so demonstrable.
2. Mathematics A proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions.

[Late Latin therma, from Greek, from therein, to look at, from theros, spectator; see theory.]

theorem
Noun
a proposition, esp. in maths, that can be proved by reasoning from the basic principles of a subject [Greek theōrein to view]

theorem  (thr-m, thîrm)
A mathematical statement whose truth can be proved on the basis of a given set of axioms or assumptions.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.theoremtheorem - a proposition deducible from basic postulates
binomial theorem - a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
2.theorem - an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
Bayes' theorem - (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause

theorem
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theorem [ˈθɪərəm] nteorema m

theorem [ˈθɪərəm] nthéorème m

theorem [ˈθɪərəm] nLehrsatz m

theorem [ˈθɪərəm] nteorema m

theorem
n theorem [ˈθiərəm]
especially in mathematics, something that has been or must be proved to be true by careful reasoning a geometrical theorem. teorema نَظَرِيَّه теорема læresætning das Theorem θεώρημα teorema teoreem قضیه teoreema théorème מִשפָּט, טַעֲנָה प्रमेय teorem (elméleti) tétel teorem, dalil (kenni)setning teorema 定理 ?수학? 정리(定理) teorema teorēma teorem stelling læresetning twierdzenie teorema teoremă теорема (pred)postavka teorema teorem ข้อพิสูจน์ทางคณิตศาสตร์ teorem, dava (數)定理, 法則 теорема رياضياتي نظريہ định lý,


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The theorem that the square of the diagonal is double the square of the side--that famous discovery of primitive mathematics, in honour of which the legendary Pythagoras is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb--is elicited from him.
"Most decidedly," said he, "men are not equal, and I must beg my father to develop this theorem in the Chamber of Peers.
Most people, in thinking about punishment, have had no more need to hide their vindictive impulses from themselves than they have had to hide the exponential theorem.
 
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