theorem : Idioms & Phrases

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bayes' theorem

  • noun (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause
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Binomial theorem

  • noun a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
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  • (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.
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Negative theorem

  • a theorem which expresses the impossibility of any assertion.
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Particular theorem

  • (Math.), a theorem which extends only to a particular quantity.
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Theorem of Pappus

  • . (Math.) See Centrobaric method, under Centrobaric.
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Universal theorem

  • (Math.), a theorem which extends to any quantity without restriction.
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