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theorem

/ˈθiː.ə.ɹəm/

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noun

Teorema

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.

Examples :

"In geometry class, the students learned a famous theorem about triangles that helps them calculate missing angles. "

En la clase de geometría, los estudiantes aprendieron un famoso teorema sobre triángulos que les ayuda a calcular los ángulos faltantes.

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noun

Teorema

A mathematical statement that is expected to be true

Examples :

"Before solving the geometry problem, the teacher reminded us of the Pythagorean theorem, which states a relationship we expect to be true for all right triangles. "

Antes de resolver el problema de geometría, el profesor nos recordó el teorema de Pitágoras, que establece una relación que esperamos que sea verdadera para todos los triángulos rectángulos.

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noun

Teorema

A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system.

Examples :

"The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. "

El teorema de Pitágoras establece que en un triángulo rectángulo, el cuadrado de la hipotenusa es igual a la suma de los cuadrados de los otros dos lados.

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verb

Formular en un teorema

To formulate into a theorem.

Examples :

"The student worked late into the night trying to theorem his original idea about prime numbers, hoping to prove it true. "

El estudiante trabajó hasta altas horas de la noche tratando de formular en un teorema su idea original sobre los números primos, con la esperanza de demostrar que era cierta.