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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
Such fevered speculation cannot be disproved like a mathematical theorem.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
The theorem offers an equation for how much data can be sent across a communications channel in the presence of noise.
—Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
And across which tasks—should an AGI be able to perform surgery, write poetry, fix a car engine, and prove mathematical theorems, all at the level of human specialists?
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Whether an educator taught your child their ABCs or the Pythagorean theorem, this week is a chance to return the gratitude.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 May 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
The theorem offers an equation for how much data can be sent across a communications channel in the presence of noise.
—Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
And across which tasks—should an AGI be able to perform surgery, write poetry, fix a car engine, and prove mathematical theorems, all at the level of human specialists?
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Whether an educator taught your child their ABCs or the Pythagorean theorem, this week is a chance to return the gratitude.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorem
Noun
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The most effective education models are those that blend theory with real-world practice.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The House as Cultural Space Step from the porch into the sitting room and the thesis continues.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If selling to private equity, the real estate is often critical to their investment thesis.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Theorem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorem. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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