theorem

Meanings

Noun

• A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
• A mathematical statement that is expected to be true
• A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.

Verb

• To formulate into a theorem.

Related

Similar words

• lemma, proposition, statement
• conjecture

Narrower meaning words

• Böhm-Jacopini theorem
• structured program theorem
• en
• binomial theorem
• central limit theorem
• Ceva's theorem
• cosine theorem
• double angle theorem
• Dvoretzky's theorem
• Euclid's theorem
• exterior angle theorem
• Fermat's Last Theorem
• fundamental theorem of algebra
• fundamental theorem of arithmetic
• fundamental theorem
• Gauss' theorem
• Gödel's incompleteness theorem
• Green's theorem
• Haag's theorem
• Hales-Jewett theorem
• Hindman's theorem
• inscribed angle theorem
• intercept theorem
• Knaster-Tarski theorem
• Menelaus' theorem
• Milliken-Taylor theorem
• Paris-Harrington theorem
• Pythagoras' theorem
• Rado-Folkman-Sanders theorem
• Rado's theorem
• Schur's theorem
• sine theorem
• Stokes' theorem
• Szemerédi's theorem
• Thales' theorem
• Turán's theorem
• Van der Waerden's theorem

Origin

• From Middle French théorème, from Late Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα ("speculation, proposition to be proved") (Euclid), from θεωρέω, from θεωρός, from θέα + ὁράω. See also theory, and theater.