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Definition of 'theorem'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(mathematics) 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
(mathematics|colloquial|nonstandard) A mathematical statement that is expected to be true; as, (as which it was known long before it was proved in the 1990s.)
(logic) a syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system
Synonyms
* (proven statement): lemma, proposition, statement
* (unproven statement): conjecture
* See also
Holonyms
* theory
Derived terms
* central limit theorem
* Pythagorean theorem
* binomial theorem
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* intercept theorem
Related terms
* theoretical
* theory
Verb
( en-verb)
to formulate into a theorem
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