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an idea or statement that can be proved from other ideas or statements
Her theorem was based on years studying the laws of physics.
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Recent Examples of theorem
This large-scale appropriation of the resources that knowledge workers use to make a living – skills, styles, theorems, jokes, recipes – has a historical parallel.
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Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The two decided to formalize Viazovska’s proofs by translating every term, definition and theorem referenced into Lean code.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Yet their queries extend beyond asking a chatbot to define the Pythagorean theorem or to explain the significance of Boo Radley’s character in To Kill a Mockingbird.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2026
In the mid-Aughts, armed with the theorem, the rationalists discovered that humanity is in jeopardy of a rogue superintelligent AI wiping out all life on the planet.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The two decided to formalize Viazovska’s proofs by translating every term, definition and theorem referenced into Lean code.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Yet their queries extend beyond asking a chatbot to define the Pythagorean theorem or to explain the significance of Boo Radley’s character in To Kill a Mockingbird.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2026
In the mid-Aughts, armed with the theorem, the rationalists discovered that humanity is in jeopardy of a rogue superintelligent AI wiping out all life on the planet.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorem
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This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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To overcome this problem, the study authors used a mathematical framework called the theory of functional connections (TFC).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The thesis, as Zidni frames it, is that Indonesian cinema’s next phase cannot rely on individual producers’ persistence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The long-tail currency problem, central to the Asia-and-Latin-America thesis, is solved with a hybrid approach.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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