Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fundamental theorem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: fun-da-men-tal the-o-rem
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.

Example Sentences

"In this and the next chapter I return to the fundamental theorems of welfare economics. In this chapter I argue that the first fundamental theorem of welfare economics—asserting the efficiency of competitive economics—is fundamentally flawed."
"The first fundamental theorem of calculus states that the differentiation and integration are inverse operations: if a continuous function is first integrated and then differentiated, the original function is obtained[…]."
"There are two fundamental theorems of calculus. Both relate differentiation to integration. In most calculus courses, the Second Fundamental Theorem is usually proved first and then used to prove the First Fundamental Theorem. Unfortunately, this results in a First Fundamental Theorem that is weaker than it could be."

Inflected Forms

fundamental theorems (plural)

Phrases

fundamental lemma

Frequently Paired Words

fundamental lemma

Questions

What does fundamental theorem mean?: A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.

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