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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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Delilah was in effect an application of a bandwidth theorem that today is known as the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
One consequence of this theorem is that an MLP cannot perfectly represent that function.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Simply put, Bayes’s theorem, sometimes called Bayesian Inference, is a formula used to calculate the conditional probabilities of an event, based on prior, similar conditions.
—airmail.news, 19 Aug. 2024
The exact number of prime numbers may differ from the estimate given by the theorem, however.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
One consequence of this theorem is that an MLP cannot perfectly represent that function.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Simply put, Bayes’s theorem, sometimes called Bayesian Inference, is a formula used to calculate the conditional probabilities of an event, based on prior, similar conditions.
—airmail.news, 19 Aug. 2024
The exact number of prime numbers may differ from the estimate given by the theorem, however.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
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“Theorem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorem. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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