ROLLE'S THEOREM


Meaning of ROLLE'S THEOREM in English

Pronunciation: ' ro ̇ lz-, ' r ō lz-

Function: noun

Etymology: Michel Rolle † 1719 French mathematician

Date: circa 1891

: a theorem in mathematics: if a curve is continuous, crosses the x-axis at two points, and has a tangent at every point between the two intercepts, its tangent is parallel to the x-axis at some point between the intercepts

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