- theorem⇄Pythagoras' Theorem ortheorem
the theorem that the square of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. - theorem⇄Pythagorean Theorem ortheorem
the theorem that the square of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Ex. Many Greek discoveries, such as the Pythagorean theorem ... were known long, long - theorem⇄theorem, noun.
1. (Mathematics.)
a. a statement that is to be proved or that has been proved. (Example:) In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal.
b. a rule or statement of relations that can be expressed - theorem⇄Torricelli's law ortheorem,
a principle in hydrodynamics which states that the velocity with which a liquid flows through an opening in a container equals the velocity of a body falling from the surface of the liquid to the opening.