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A '''theorem''' is a statement that can be proved by deductive reasoning from a collection of assumptions, called axioms. Euclid is often credited as the first person to use the axiomatic approch to derive mathematical theorems. | A '''theorem''' is a statement that can be proved by deductive reasoning from a collection of assumptions, called axioms. Euclid is often credited as the first person to use the axiomatic approch to derive mathematical theorems. | ||
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A theorem is a statement that can be proved by deductive reasoning from a collection of assumptions, called axioms. Euclid is often credited as the first person to use the axiomatic approch to derive mathematical theorems.