Synonyms of theorem
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Another word for theorem is proposition. Other synonyms of theorem are lemma, conjecture, hypothesis and statement.
Synonyms and similar words for theorem
nounA mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are...
nounA syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.
nounMore synonyms
- propositionAn assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- statement
Meaning of theorem
- noun 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.
- noun A mathematical statement that is expected to be true.
- noun A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.
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Questions about synonyms of theorem
- What is another word for theorem?
- Theorem has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as proposition, lemma, conjecture, hypothesis and statement.
- What does theorem mean?
- Theorem means 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.
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