Theorem vs Dictum - What's the difference?
theorem | dictum |
(mathematics) 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
(mathematics, colloquial, nonstandard) A mathematical statement that is expected to be true; as, (as which it was known long before it was proved in the 1990s.)
(logic) a syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
* 1949 , Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart, (Earth Abides)
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
An arbitrament or award.
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As nouns the difference between theorem and dictum
is that theorem is (mathematics) 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 while dictum is an authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.As a verb theorem
is to formulate into a theorem.theorem
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (proven statement): lemma, proposition, statement * (unproven statement): conjecture * See alsoHolonyms
* theoryDerived terms
* central limit theorem * Pythagorean theorem * binomial theorem * * intercept theoremExternal links
* * *dictum
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(wikipedia dictum)Noun
(en-noun)- ...a dictum which he had heard an economics professor once propound...