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 …
grammatical number - What is the formal plural of the word …
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 …
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. …
Single word for something that is "not yet a fact" but very close?
I'm looking for a word that describes something that is not yet a scientifically proven fact, but people intuitively think to be true. The word is not "hypothesis" as I'm not describing The Scienti...
"yields" vs "yields that" in math context - English Language
Aug 25, 2020 · On the other hand, we say that a certain theorem or proposition yields a particular result when we first prove it. In other words, the result isn't obvious at once. Proof of the …
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!
Formal writing: replace "in fact" in a sentence
Sep 5, 2020 · Specifically, I am looking to remove "in fact" in favour of a more formal word or phrase. I considered "Veritably, we will prove a stronger condition:", but it didn't feel right. I am …
"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 …
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.
Should a note be addressed with "Hi all" or "Hi All"?
Jul 8, 2014 · It is common to begin an email with the greeting "hi all" when the note is addressed to multiple recipients. What, however, is the correct capitalization of "all" in this context? Does …