First Known Use: 1840
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DeMoivre's theorem
noun De·Moi·vre's theorem \di-ˈmȯi-vərz-, -ˈmwäv(-rə)z-\
Definition of DEMOIVRE'S THEOREM
: a theorem of complex numbers: the nth power of a complex number has for its absolute value and its argument respectively the nth power of the absolute value and n times the argument of the complex number
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Origin of DEMOIVRE'S THEOREM
Abraham De Moivre †1754 French mathematician
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