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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 theorems
Since Bernshteyn’s result, his peers have been exploring how to move back and forth across the bridge to prove new theorems on either side, and how to extend that bridge to new classes of problems.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
This simple idea, of searching for an answer, can be taken up a level — to much, much bigger maps, and to much harder problems than navigation, such as solving a complex puzzle or proving difficult mathematical theorems.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
This is a direct consequence of no-go theorems like no-cloning, no-deleting, no-hiding and uncertainty—any attempt to eavesdrop alters the quantum signal, alerting the sender and receiver.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
This simple idea, of searching for an answer, can be taken up a level — to much, much bigger maps, and to much harder problems than navigation, such as solving a complex puzzle or proving difficult mathematical theorems.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
This is a direct consequence of no-go theorems like no-cloning, no-deleting, no-hiding and uncertainty—any attempt to eavesdrop alters the quantum signal, alerting the sender and receiver.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorems
Noun
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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But now, in the planet’s capital city of Apperax, a murder is committed with no suspects, forensics or theories.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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When anyone with a creative spark can orchestrate a cloud of AI agents to build prototypes, analyze markets, and test hypotheses, the cost of trying something new plummets.—
Erik Brynjolfsson,
Time,
2 Jan. 2026
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Engineers use agents to test hypotheses.—
Norbert Jung,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Theorems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorems. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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