theorem

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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

Which means that while mathematically true, the theorem is "misleading", they say.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

She fell into conversation with them so quickly and so naturally that Colin was already revising his Celebrity Living theorem.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green