Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,796,315,805 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

theorem
(redirected from Theorems)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
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 [ˈθɪərəm]
n
(Philosophy / Logic) Maths Logic a statement or formula that can be deduced from the axioms of a formal system by means of its rules of inference
[from Late Latin theōrēma, from Greek: something to be viewed, from theōrein to view]
theorematic  [ˌθɪərəˈmætɪk], theoremic [ˌθɪəˈrɛmɪk] adj
theorematically  adv

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
noun proposition, statement, formula, rule, principle, thesis, hypothesis, deduction, dictum He postulated a theorem and proved it.
Translations
theorem [ˈθɪərəm] N (Math) → teorema m

theorem [ˈθiːərəm] nthéorème m

theorem
nSatz m (also Math), → Theorem nt (geh, spec)

theorem [ˈθɪərəm] n (Math) → teorema m
theorem [ˈθɪərəm] n (Math) → teorema 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 정리, 공리 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,


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.