Meaning of Theorem | Babel Free
ˈθiː.ə.ɹəmDefinitions
- 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.
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Examples
“Fermat's Last Theorem was known thus long before it was proved in the 1990s.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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