Synonyms for theorem

Grammar : Noun

Spell : thee-er-uh m, theer-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈθi ər əm, ˈθɪər əm

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Définition 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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