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an idea or statement that can be proved from other ideas or statements
Her theorem was based on years studying the laws of physics.
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Recent Examples of theorem
That’s because those cohabiting birds are the protagonists of a deceptively simple mathematical theorem called the pigeonhole principle.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
In the end, the group derived a collection of complex lemmas, or intermediate steps in a theorem, that, together with the categories, used proof by contradiction to find no matching paths.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Turing’s proof of the theorem is scrawled over two sheets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
So somebody might try to construct a mathematical theorem and then hundreds or even thousands of years later, somebody else finishes it off.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
In the end, the group derived a collection of complex lemmas, or intermediate steps in a theorem, that, together with the categories, used proof by contradiction to find no matching paths.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Turing’s proof of the theorem is scrawled over two sheets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
So somebody might try to construct a mathematical theorem and then hundreds or even thousands of years later, somebody else finishes it off.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorem
Noun
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My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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One theory suggests Mars lost its water to space as solar wind stripped it from the atmosphere — a process supported by ratios of isotopes on the Red Planet, or distinct species of chemical elements, seen today.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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That would bode well for Club holding Goldman Sachs’ crucial investment banking segment, which is core to our investment thesis in the stock.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Hernandez injected her Mexican culture into her thesis looks.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
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“Theorem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorem. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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