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the⋅o⋅rem

  [thee-er-uhm, theer-uhm]
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–noun
1. Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
2. a rule or law, esp. one expressed by an equation or formula.
3. Logic. a proposition that can be deduced from the premises or assumptions of a system.
4. an idea, belief, method, or statement generally accepted as true or worthwhile without proof.
Origin:
1545–55; < LL theōrēma < Gk therēma spectacle, hence, subject for contemplation, thesis (to be proved), equiv. to theōrē-, var. s. of theōreîn to view + -ma n. suffix

Related forms:
the⋅o⋅re⋅mat⋅ic  [thee-er-uh-mat-ik, theer-uh-] , adjective
the⋅o⋅re⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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the·o·rem   (thē'ər-əm, thîr'əm)   
n.  

  1. An idea that has been demonstrated as true or is assumed to be so demonstrable.

  2. Mathematics A proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions.


[Late Latin theōrēma, from Greek, from theōrein, to look at, from theōros, spectator; see theory.]
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Cultural Dictionary

theorem [(thee-uh-ruhm, theer-uhm)]

A statement in mathematics that is not a basic assumption, such as an axiom, but is deduced (see deduction) from basic assumptions.

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Word Origin & History

theorem 
1551, from M.Fr. théorème, from L.L. theorema, from Gk. theorema "spectacle, speculation," in Euclid "proposition to be proved," from theorein "to consider" (see theory).
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Medical Dictionary

theorem the·o·rem (thē'ər-əm, thēr'əm)
n.

  1. An idea that is demonstrably true or is assumed to be so.

  2. A mathematical proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions.

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Science Dictionary
theorem   (thē'ər-əm, thîr'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
A mathematical statement whose truth can be proved on the basis of a given set of axioms or assumptions.
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