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theorem
- /ˈθiː.ə.ɹəm/ UK
- /ˈθɪːɹ(ə)m/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈθɪjəɹ(ə)m/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈθiərəm/ US
- /ˈθɪrəm/ US
Rhymes with (US) -ɪəɹəm
Where it comes from
From Middle French théorème, from Late Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “speculation, proposition to be proved”) (Euclid), from θεωρέω (theōréō, “to look at, view, consider, examine”), from θεωρός (theōrós, “spectator”), from θέα (théa, “a view”) + ὁράω (horáō, “to see, look”). See also theory, and theater.
noun theorems
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A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
Similar: lemma
- A mathematical statement that is expected to be true. Fermat's Last Theorem was known thus long before it was proved in the 1990s.
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A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.
Similar: conjecture, hypothesis
Similar: proposition, statement, theorem
verb theorems · theoreming · theoremed
- To formulate into a theorem.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: axiom, proving, provers, postulate, principle, lemma, law, statement, proposition, rule, conclusion, thesis, proof, corollary, doctrine, formula
noun
Similar: proposition, statement, theorem
Translations
Every language
noun proved mathematical statement
| Español | teorema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정리 jeongni |
| 日本語 | 定理 teiri |
| 中文 | 定理 dìnglǐ |
| हिन्दी | प्रमेय pramey |
| Português | teorema |
| Français | théorème |
| Deutsch | Theorem, Satz, Lehrsatz |
| Italiano | teorema |
| Ελληνικά | θεώρημα theórima |
| Română | teoremă |
| Русский | теоре́ма teoréma |
| Tiếng Việt | định lí |
| العربية | مُبَرْهَنَة mubarhana, نَظَرِيَّة naẓariyya |
| עברית | מִשְׁפָּט mishpát |
noun mathematical statement that is expected to be true
| Español | teoría, conjetura, suposición, especulación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정리 jeongni |
| 日本語 | 定理 teiri |
| 中文 | 定理 dìnglǐ |
| Português | conjectura |
| Français | théorème |
| Deutsch | Theorem, Satz |
| Ελληνικά | θεώρημα theórima |
| Русский | теоре́ма teoréma |
| العربية | مُبَرْهَنَة mubarhana |
| עברית | מִשְׁפָּט mishpát |
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