theorem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Via Late Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theōrēma), “‘speculation, proposition to be proved’”) (Euclid) < θεωρέω (theōreō), “‘I look at, view, consider, examine’”) < θεωρός (theōros), “‘spectator’”) < θέα (thea), “‘a view’”) + ὁράω (oraō), “‘I see, look’”). See also theory, and theater.

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theorem (plural theorems)

1. (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
2. (mathematics, colloquially, incorrectly) A mathematical statement that is expected to be true; as, Fermat's Last Theorem (as which it was known long before it was proved in the 1990s.)

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• (proven statement): lemma, proposition, statement
• (unproven statement): conjecture
• See also Wikisaurus:statement

[edit] Derived terms

• central limit theorem
• Pythagorean theorem
• binomial theorem
• Gödel's incompleteness theorem

[edit] Related terms

• theoretical
• theory

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