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Grammar : Noun
Spell : thee-er-uh m, theer-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθi ər əm, ˈθɪər əm



Definition of theorem

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Middle French théorème, from Late Latin theorema, from Greek theorema "spectacle, speculation," in Euclid "proposition to be proved," from theorein "to consider" (see theory).
  • noun explanation based on hypothesis and experiments
Example sentences :
  • Plutarch mentions a doubt whether it was this problem or the theorem of Eucl.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • Why, Euclid would have theorem'd it out for you at a glance at the trio.
  • Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The period passed like a moment, as theorem after theorem was disposed of.
  • Extract from : « Peggy » by Laura E. Richards
  • This theorem is called generally the principle of Archimedes.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Now, to proceed in this way with what may be called Mr. Hume's theorem.
  • Extract from : « Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) » by Walter Richard Cassels
  • A man's life as it flows is not a theorem to which there is any one rigid solution.
  • Extract from : « Soliloquies in England » by George Santayana
  • Another part of the statement of the theorem may now be formulated.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kelvin » by Andrew Gray
  • In the second edition of the Natural Philosophy the theorem is attributed to Stokes.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kelvin » by Andrew Gray
  • It is not a single hypothesis or theorem, and it dwells on no new facts.
  • Extract from : « Essays in Radical Empiricism » by William James
  • The theorem of Pascal remains still the theorem of Pascal, and will always remain so.
  • Extract from : « Pedagogics as a System » by Karl Rosenkranz

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