nouns - Difference between "theorem" and "theory" - English …
Aug 23, 2011 · What is the difference between a theorem and a theory? The two words seem to be used to describe very similar things, but yet do not seem to be interchangeable. For example, we have …
grammatical number - What is the formal plural of the word theorem ...
Jan 29, 2014 · The word theorem comes from late Latin theōrēma and the Greek θεώρημα . If one wanted a plural form other than theorems that reflected its etymology, what would it be? I understand …
Capital letters in "Theorem", "Conjecture" etc [duplicate]
Aug 7, 2014 · The physics journals I publish in differ regarding the use of capital letters. Some insist on using Equation, Figure, etc. when referring to a numbered equation or figure. However, they would …
Usage and meaning of “may have” in this context
May 24, 2024 · The Collins example and OP's sentence show certainty, but 'Fermat may have proved his 'Last Theorem' many years ago as he claimed, but more recently a necessarily different proof has …
Is there any consensus on the capitalization of theories?
Should the name of theories be capitalized? Does this depend on convention, the particular theory itself, or whether or not it contains a proper name? I appreciate any input, thank you!
Single word for something that is "not yet a fact" but very close?
1. Single word requests require an example phrase. 2. Have you tried looking up "hypothesis" in a thesaurus? Were any of the words any good? Please include your research. 3. Something which …
What is the origin of "source" as in "source code"?
Aug 7, 2024 · But the question was about the origin, not the current situation. By '69 if not earlier, Source programs used memory labels; and compilers converted them to object programs with …
Word for theories that can neither be proven nor disproven ...
Dec 6, 2015 · I may have this a bit wrong, but in the case of entanglement, first thought to be untestable, Bell's theorem provided an experimental scenario, recently applied.
"it has proved" or "it has been proved" [duplicate]
Mar 25, 2020 · The relevant usages of the verb prove here are prove [verb] [transitive verb] 1a: to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic) prove a theorem the charges …
single word requests - The quality of being at a specific one of two ...
Feb 13, 2025 · Note that it is not a necessity for me to speak of "starting" and "ending"; another pair of words could be used, such as "first" and "last". I just have not been able to find such a pair of words …