First Known Use: 1551
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theorem
noun the·o·rem \ˈthē-ə-rəm, ˈthir-əm\
: a formula or statement that can be proved from other formulas or statements
Full Definition of THEOREM
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
— the·o·rem·at·ic \ˌthē-ə-rə-ˈma-tik, ˌthir-ə-\ adjective
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Origin of THEOREM
Late Latin theorema, from Greek theōrēma, from theōrein to look at, from theōros spectator, from thea act of seeing — more at theater
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