Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morley's trisector theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mor-ley's tri-sec-tor the-o-rem
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theorem stating that in any triangle, the three points of intersection of the adjacent angle trisectors form an equilateral triangle.

Example Sentences

"Among the theorems proved by Wu's method are Simon's theorem, the nine point circle theorem, Pascal's theorem, Feuerbach's theorem, Morley's trisector theorem and Thébault's conjecture which was open over forty years and was proved only in 1983."
"1996, Dongming Wang, GEOTHER: A Geometry Theorem Prover, M. A. McRobbie, J. K. Slaney (editors), Automated Deduction - Cade-13: 13th International Conference, Proceedings, Springer, LNAI 1104, page 166, The provers are practically efficient: a number of difficult theorems including Morley's trisector theorem, Thebault's recently confirmed conjecture and MacLane's non-existence of real 83 configuration have been proved by them in the matter of seconds."

Etymology

Named for Anglo-American mathematician Frank Morley, who discovered it in 1899.

Phrases

Morley triangle

Frequently Paired Words

Morley triangle

Synonyms

Morley's theorem

Questions

What does morley's trisector theorem mean?: A theorem stating that in any triangle, the three points of intersection of the adjacent angle trisectors form an equilateral triangle.
Where does morley's trisector theorem come from?: Named for Anglo-American mathematician Frank Morley, who discovered it in 1899.

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