the·o·rem

(thē′ər-əm, thîr′əm)

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 theōrēma, from Greek, from theōrein, to look at, from theōros, spectator; see theory.]

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theorem

(ˈθɪərəm)

(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

[C16: from Late Latin theōrēma, from Greek: something to be viewed, from theōrein to view]

theorematic, theoremic, theorematical adj

ˌtheoreˈmatically adv

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the•o•rem

(ˈθi ər əm, ˈθɪər əm)

n.

1. Math. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.

2. a rule or law, esp. one expressed by an equation or formula.

3. Logic. a proposition that can be deduced from the premises or assumptions of a system.

4. an idea, method, or statement generally accepted as true or worthwhile without proof.

[1545–55; < Late Latin theōrēma < Greek theṓrēma spectacle, object of contemplation, theorem =theōrē-, variant s. of theōreîn to observe, derivative of theōrós person sent to consult an oracle, spectator + -ma resultative n. suffix]

the`o•re•mat′ic (-əˈmæt ɪk) adj.

the·o·rem

(thē′ər-əm, thîr′əm)

A mathematical statement whose truth can be proved on the basis of a given set of axioms or assumptions.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	theorem - 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.

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theorem

noun

A broad and basic rule or truth:

axiom, fundamental, law, principle, universal.

Translations

نَظَرِيَّه

teorém

læresætning

Theorem

théorème

elméleti tétel

setning

teorema

teorema

teorēma

teoréma

davateorem

定理法则

theorem

[ˈθɪərəm] N (Math) → teorema m

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theorem

[ˈθiːərəm] n → théorème m

theorem

n → Satz m (also Math), → Theorem nt (geh, spec)

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theorem

[ˈθɪərəm] n (Math) → teorema m

theorem

(ˈθiərəm) noun

especially in mathematics, something that has been or must be proved to be true by careful reasoning. a geometrical theorem.