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an idea or statement that can be proved from other ideas or statements
Her theorem was based on years studying the laws of physics.
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Many mathematicians over the years have explained why the theorem works using algebra and geometry.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Their no-go theorem would then imply that at least one of the assumptions must be wrong.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The road to the PCP theorem had been anything but straightforward.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Soon after, Arora and four other researchers improved PCPs further, pushing the speed of NP proof verification to a theoretical limit — a celebrated result (opens a new tab) known as the PCP theorem.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Their no-go theorem would then imply that at least one of the assumptions must be wrong.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The road to the PCP theorem had been anything but straightforward.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Soon after, Arora and four other researchers improved PCPs further, pushing the speed of NP proof verification to a theoretical limit — a celebrated result (opens a new tab) known as the PCP theorem.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Theorem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorem. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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