theorem
noun
the·o·rem
ˈthē-ə-rəm 
ˈthir-əm
1
: a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions
2
: an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth often as a part of a general theory : proposition
the theorem that the best defense is offense
3
: stencil
4
: a painting produced especially on velvet by the use of stencils for each color
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Wow, so hearkening all the way back to Gödel’s incompleteness theorems and undecidability.
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Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
There are now numerous theorems based on the Riemann conjecture.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
The theorem starts with a set of assumptions about physical reality, all of which seem extremely plausible.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Thinking Hidden philosophy of the Pythagorean theorem Pythagoras may have believed that the entire cosmos was constructed out of right triangles.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
There are now numerous theorems based on the Riemann conjecture.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
The theorem starts with a set of assumptions about physical reality, all of which seem extremely plausible.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Thinking Hidden philosophy of the Pythagorean theorem Pythagoras may have believed that the entire cosmos was constructed out of right triangles.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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theorem
noun
the·o·rem
ˈthē-ə-rəm
ˈthi(-ə)r-əm
1
: a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic that has been or is to be proved from other formulas or propositions
2
: an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth
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