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That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule.
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A statement of a principle to be demonstrated.
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A statement that can be proven using logical (deductive) reasoning
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A statement in a formal system that has proof.
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important mathematical statements which can be proven by postulates, definitions, and/or previously proved theorems [Go to source
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A statement that can be proved.
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A main result. Usually the proof is somewhat involved and the result is interesting and useful. Constructive Proof
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a proposition deducible from basic postulates
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an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
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a formula for which a zero-premise derivation has been provided
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a formula that can be derived from the axioms by applying the rules of inference
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a mathematical fact that has been proved from more basic facts
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a mathematical statement that can be justified with a logical proof
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a non-obvious mathematical fact
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a proposition deduced from an axiom
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a proposition to be proved by a chain of reasoning
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a sentence that has been proved
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a statement in a formal language that is necessarily true, while a theory is a well-supported explanation for observed events
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a statement susceptible of logical proof when certain facts are accepted as true
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a statement that has been proved by a logical reasoning process
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a statement that has been proven, or can be proven, from the postulates
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a statement which can be derived from those axioms by application of these rules of inference
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a statement which can be proven true within some logical framework
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a statement which has been proved to be true
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a Whig proposition--the benefit of which to any one but the Whigs always requires to be demonstrated
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A mathematical statement or rule that is proven to be true.
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A proposition that can be deduced from the premises of a system.
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A statement that has been proved true.
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A statement that has been proven to be true.
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a logical proposition that follows from basic definitions and assumptions
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(noun) A formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions. (A theorem is the last step, after other statements have been proved.)
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See Axiom/Theorem.
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A theorem (IPA pronunciation: , from vulgar Latin theōrēma, Greek θεώρημα "spectacle, speculation, theory") is a proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions. Proving theorems is a central activity of mathematicians. Note that "theorem" is distinct from "theory".
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