n.
Pronunciation: ' th ē - ə -r ə m, ' thir- ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin theorema, from Greek the ō r ē ma, from the ō rein to look at, from the ō ros spectator, from thea act of seeing ― more at THEATER
Date: 1551
1 : a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions
2 : an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth often as a part of a general theory : PROPOSITION <the theorem that the best defense is offense>
3 : STENCIL
4 : a painting produced especially on velvet by the use of stencils for each color
– the · o · rem · at · ic \ ˌ th ē - ə -r ə - ' ma-tik, ˌ thir- ə - \ adjective