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Theorem
Definitions
- 1 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 an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth wordnet
- 3 A mathematical statement that is expected to be true. colloquial, nonstandard
"Fermat's Last Theorem was known thus long before it was proved in the 1990s."
- 4 a proposition deducible from basic postulates wordnet
- 5 A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.
- 1 To formulate into a theorem. transitive
Etymology
From Middle French théorème, from Late Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “speculation, proposition to be proved”) (Euclid), from θεωρέω (theōréō, “I look at, view, consider, examine”), from θεωρός (theōrós, “spectator”), from θέα (théa, “a view”) + ὁράω (horáō, “I see, look”). See also theory, and theater.
From Middle French théorème, from Late Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “speculation, proposition to be proved”) (Euclid), from θεωρέω (theōréō, “I look at, view, consider, examine”), from θεωρός (theōrós, “spectator”), from θέα (théa, “a view”) + ὁράω (horáō, “I see, look”). See also theory, and theater.
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