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Replaced it with geometrical definition of theorem.
A '''theorem''' is a statement that can be proven by deductive reasoning from a collection of assumptions, called [[axiom]]s. [[Euclid]] is often credited as the first person to use the axiomatic approach to derive [[Mathematics|mathematical]] theorems.
A '''theorem''' is a statement that can be proven via logic which generally stems from a collection of [[postulate|postulates]] or [[axiom]]s.<ref>''The American College Dictionary''. Random House. New York, 1956.</ref> They have been in use since Euclidean geometry as the basis of geometrical facts.<ref>"Geometry". ''The New Encyclopedia Britannica''. 15th ed.</ref>
Some famous theorems include:<ref>''Beauty, Rigor, Surprise''</ref>
*The [[Pythagorean Theorem]]
*Formulas for [[volume]] and [[surface area]]
*[[Stokes's Theorem]]
*The [[Fundamental Theorem of Algebra]]
*The [[Inscribed Angle Theorem]]
*The [[Triangle Angle Sum Theorem]]
==References==
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