That method's OK but if you use the factor theorem here ...
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Theorem
/ˈθiərəm/
Synonyms for "theorem" (65 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (13)
Noun(1 words)
a priori principlea priori truthaffirmationapriorismassertionassumed positionassumptionaxiombasisbrocardcategorical propositionconjecture
Strong matches (20)
Noun(2 words)
datadeductiondictatedictumfirst principlesformulafoundationfundamentalgolden rulegroundhypothesishypothesis ad hoclawlemmamajor premisemaximminor premise
Adjective(1 words)
formal statement
Related words (32)
philosophemephilosophical propositionpositionpostulatepostulationpostulatumpremisepresuppositionprincipiumprinciplepropositionpropositional functionruleself-evident truthsettled principlestatementsumptionsupposalthesistruism
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Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: proposition, a priori principle, a priori truth, affirmation, apriorism.
- Sentence evidence is available for theorem, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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When not to replace "theorem"
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Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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Translations
83 translations across 66 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- teoremë noun (proved mathematical statement)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θεώρημα noun (proved mathematical statement)
Arabic
2 entries- مُبَرْهَنَة noun (proved mathematical statement)
- نَظَرِيَّة noun (proved mathematical statement)
Armenian
1 entries- թեորեմ noun (proved mathematical statement)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Bashkir
1 entries- теорема noun (proved mathematical statement)
Belarusian
1 entries- тэарэ́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Bengali
1 entries- উপপাদ্য noun (proved mathematical statement)
Bulgarian
1 entries- теоре́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Catalan
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 定理 noun (proved mathematical statement)
Czech
1 entries- věta noun (proved mathematical statement)
Danish
2 entries- læresætning noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Dutch
2 entries- stelling noun (proved mathematical statement)
- theorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Esperanto
1 entries- teoremo noun (proved mathematical statement)
Estonian
1 entries- teoreem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Finnish
2 entries- lause noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teoreema noun (proved mathematical statement)
French
1 entries- théorème noun (proved mathematical statement)
Galician
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Georgian
1 entries- თეორემა noun (proved mathematical statement)
German
3 entries- Lehrsatz noun (proved mathematical statement)
- Satz noun (proved mathematical statement)
- Theorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Greek
1 entries- θεώρημα noun (proved mathematical statement)
Gujarati
1 entries- પ્રમેય noun (proved mathematical statement)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִשְׁפָּט noun (proved mathematical statement)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रमेय noun (proved mathematical statement)
Hungarian
1 entries- tétel noun (proved mathematical statement)
Icelandic
2 entries- kennisetning noun (proved mathematical statement)
- setning noun (proved mathematical statement)
Indonesian
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Irish
1 entries- teoirim noun (proved mathematical statement)
Italian
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Japanese
1 entries- 定理 noun (proved mathematical statement)
Kazakh
1 entries- теорема noun (proved mathematical statement)
Khmer
1 entries- ទ្រឹស្ដីបទ noun (proved mathematical statement)
Korean
1 entries- 정리 noun (proved mathematical statement)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- теорема noun (proved mathematical statement)
Lao
1 entries- ທິດສະດີບົດ noun (proved mathematical statement)
Latin
1 entries- theōrēma noun (proved mathematical statement)
Latvian
1 entries- teorēma noun (proved mathematical statement)
Lithuanian
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Macedonian
1 entries- теоре́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Malay
1 entries- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Mongolian
1 entries- теорем noun (proved mathematical statement)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- læresetning noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- læresetning noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Pashto
1 entries- قضيه noun (proved mathematical statement)
Persian
1 entries- قضیه noun (proved mathematical statement)
Polish
1 entries- twierdzenie noun (proved mathematical statement)
Portuguese
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Romanian
1 entries- teoremă noun (proved mathematical statement)
Russian
1 entries- теоре́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- teoréma noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teòrēm noun (proved mathematical statement)
- тео̀ре̄м noun (proved mathematical statement)
- теоре́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Slovak
2 entries- teorém noun (proved mathematical statement)
- veta noun (proved mathematical statement)
Slovene
2 entries- izrek noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Spanish
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Swedish
3 entries- lärosats noun (proved mathematical statement)
- sats noun (proved mathematical statement)
- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Tagalog
1 entries- hunain noun (proved mathematical statement)
Tajik
2 entries- теорема noun (proved mathematical statement)
- қазия noun (proved mathematical statement)
Thai
1 entries- ทฤษฎีบท noun (proved mathematical statement)
Turkish
1 entries- teorem noun (proved mathematical statement)
Turkmen
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Ukrainian
1 entries- теоре́ма noun (proved mathematical statement)
Urdu
1 entries- قَضِیّہ noun (proved mathematical statement)
Uyghur
1 entries- تېئورېما noun (proved mathematical statement)
Uzbek
1 entries- teorema noun (proved mathematical statement)
Vietnamese
1 entries- định lí noun (proved mathematical statement)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Obviously, the theorem is true for finite sets.
Source: tatoeba (367526)
Now, we show how this lemma can be used to prove our main theorem.
Source: tatoeba (367528)
Pythagoras' theorem says that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Source: tatoeba (433794)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "theorem"?
Closest matches include proposition, a priori principle, a priori truth, affirmation, apriorism.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "theorem"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.