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Mathematics. A formal statement of a truth to be demonstrated (cf. theorem, n. 1) or an operation to be performed (cf. problem, n. 4).
colloquial and School slang. spec. One of the propositions of Euclid (see proposition, n. 1b). Obsolete.
Subcategories:
— question arising from (1)
— in relation to another (4)
— converting to reciprocal (1)
— specific conjecture (6)
— theorem (25)
— self-evident or accepted without proof (9)
— problem (7)
— proving or checking (5)