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theorem(encyclopedia)
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theorem(dictionary)
Bayes' theorem(dictionary)
Thevenin's theorem(dictionary)
Fermat's last theorem(encyclopedia)
Pythagorean theorem(encyclopedia)
Rolle's theorem(encyclopedia)
binomial theorem(encyclopedia)

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theorem noun & verb. M16.
[French theoreme or Latin theorema = Greek theorema, -mat- speculation, theory, proposition to be proved, from theorein be a spectator, look at, from theoros THEOR.]
A. noun.
A general proposition or statement, not self-evident but demonstrable by argument or a chain of reasoning on the basis of given assumptions; esp. one in mathematics etc. expressed by symbols or formulae; Geometry something to be proved. M16.
binomial theorem, Jordan curve theorem, Leibniz theorem, Poynting's theorem, Pythagoras's theorem, etc.
A stencil; transf. a design made with a stencil. obsolete exc. Hist. E19.
b. verb trans. Express in or by means of a theorem. rare. M19.