theorem

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This simple statement, which sounds more like common sense than a mathematical theorem, was first mentioned by French scholar Jean Leurechon in a book in 1622.

From Scientific American

They present a mathematical argument, which resembles John Bell’s theorem on quantum nonlocality, that we have free will because particles have free will.

From Scientific American

Her 1913 result on the calculus of variations, leading to Noether’s Theorem is considered one of the most important theorems in mathematics—and one that shaped modern physics.

From Scientific American

“When we prove theorems, when we teach classes, we aren’t an automaton that’s in front of the room, writing abstract symbols on a chalkboard. We really are people that have stories.”

From Scientific American

But Bernoulli's theorem doesn't explain why that higher velocity on top of the wing lowers pressure.

From Salon