word
theorem
THEER-um
ˈθɪərəmListen
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theorem
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Dictionary meaning
A general proposition proved from accepted axioms; a rule that can be demonstrated.
History and origin
Greek — 'theorema' (a spectacle, speculation).
Examples
- Fermat's Last Theorem remained unproved for over 350 years before Andrew Wiles solved it in 1995.
Common mispronunciations
THEE-oh-remthih-ORE-em
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