theorem
pronunciation
How to pronounce theorem in British English:
UK [ˈθɪərəm]
How to pronounce theorem in American English:
US [ˈθiːərəm]
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- Noun:
- a proposition deducible from basic postulates
- an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
Word Origin
- theorem (n.)
- 1550s, from Middle French théorème (16c.) and directly from Late Latin theorema, from Greek theorema "spectacle, sight," in Euclid "proposition to be proved," literally "that which is looked at," from theorein "to look at, behold" (see theory).
Example
- 1. Godel 's incompleteness theorem seems like a practical joke .
- 2. The gist of this theorem is that you can 't get learning " for free " just by looking at training instances .
- 3. Here is an argument for this theorem .
- 4. The second assumption of the revenue equivalence theorem is that all bidders are risk-neutral .
- 5. For dr perelman , transforming a conjecture into a theorem appears to have been prize enough .