theorem
noun
the·o·rem
ˈthē-ə-rəm 
ˈthir-əm
1
: a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions
2
: an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth often as a part of a general theory : proposition
the theorem that the best defense is offense
3
: stencil
4
: a painting produced especially on velvet by the use of stencils for each color
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In 1918, Noether published the results of her investigations in two landmark theorems.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Mathematicians have since built on his theorem, proving the same statement for primes that meet additional criteria.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
As modernity opened new scientific fronts, approaches to the theorem also evolved.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Teorema, which in English means theorem, also evokes the Pythagorean theorem of Euclidean geometry — angular shapes are very much at the heart of this new collection.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Mathematicians have since built on his theorem, proving the same statement for primes that meet additional criteria.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
As modernity opened new scientific fronts, approaches to the theorem also evolved.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Teorema, which in English means theorem, also evokes the Pythagorean theorem of Euclidean geometry — angular shapes are very much at the heart of this new collection.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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theorem
noun
the·o·rem
ˈthē-ə-rəm
ˈthi(-ə)r-əm
1
: a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic that has been or is to be proved from other formulas or propositions
2
: an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth
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