theorem

Definitions


[ˈθɪərəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French théorème, or via late Latin from Greek theōrēma ‘speculation, proposition’, from theōrein ‘look at’, from theōros ‘spectator’




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