Dictionary entries for 'theorem'

Synonyms

the·o·rem (thḗər-əm, thîŕəm)

[Late Latin theōrēma, from Greek, from theōrein, to look at, from theōros, spectator; see theory.]

noun

An idea that has been demonstrated as true or is assumed to be so demonstrable.
Mathematics A proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions.