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Varignon's theorem

Varignon's theorem proper noun: a statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral.

Proper noun

Varignon's theorem

  1. A statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral.
  2. A theorem stating that the torque of a resultant of two concurrent forces about any point is equal to the algebraic sum of the torques of its components about the same point.

Origin of Varignon's theorem

Named after French mathematician Pierre Varignon.

Questions about Varignon's theorem

What does Varignon's theorem mean?
Varignon's theorem means a statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral.
What part of speech is Varignon's theorem?
Varignon's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Varignon's theorem in the dictionary

  1. varifying
  2. varigation
  3. varigauge
  4. Varignon parallelogram
  5. Varignon parallelograms
  6. Varignon's theorem
  7. varigradation
  8. varihued
  9. varimax
  10. Varin
  11. Varinder

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