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[thee-er-uhm, theer-uhm] / ˈθi ər əm, ˈθɪər əm /


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However, the H theorem itself is time-symmetric, meaning it does not prefer one direction of time over another.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

A fundamental and powerful concept in probability is Bayes’s theorem, developed by the 18th-century statistician Thomas Bayes.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

AI can’t sit with a student after class and talk through a complex theorem until the child finally gets it.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

The Bell theorem refers to how entangled electrons are predicted by quantum mechanics, making them non-local — often referred to as “spooky action at a distance.”

From Salon Nov. 13, 2024

Pythagoras did not simply enumerate examples of this theorem; he developed a method of mathematical deduction to prove the thing generally.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"Drawing on mathematical theorems related to incompleteness and indefinability, we demonstrate that a fully consistent and complete description of reality cannot be achieved through computation alone," explains Dr. Faizal.

From Science Daily Nov. 10, 2025

“He was a war hero and a Renaissance man that did math theorems while he was in Congress and who could recite Homer from memory,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

The halting problem is a direct application of mathematician Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which state that not all mathematical statements can be proved.

From Scientific American May 23, 2023

Rambling conversations on aliens and math theorems, time travel and TED talks, contribute to an atmosphere in which everything feels unstable, not least the men’s sanity.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2022

And what did it mean that number 2 pencils, conjugations without context, Pythagorean theorems, handshakes, and head nods were the difference between life and death, were the curtains drawing down between the world and me?

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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