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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

定理

Pronunciation / Transliteration: teiri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Theorem/ˈθɪə.rəm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ピタゴラスの定理は幾何学の基本です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A statement or proposition that can be proven to be true based on previously established statements or principles.

    "The Pythagorean theorem is a fundamental principle in geometry."
  2. 2

    A formal statement in mathematics or logic that expresses a relationship between concepts.

    "In calculus, the fundamental theorem of calculus links differentiation and integration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'theōrēma', meaning 'sight, spectacle, or proposition', stemming from 'theōrein' (to look at, contemplate). It entered Middle English via Late Latin and Old French during the late 14th century, initially maintaining its mathematical and logical sense as a proposition that can be proved from accepted premises.

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