theorem

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A fundamental and powerful concept in probability is Bayes’s theorem, developed by the 18th-century statistician Thomas Bayes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

AI can’t sit with a student after class and talk through a complex theorem until the child finally gets it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The theorem that online anonymity breeds rude behavior was commonplace well before Black’s parents paid Ark Music Factory a few thousand dollars to craft a song and music video for their daughter to record.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Which means that while mathematically true, the theorem is "misleading", they say.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

“That’s not so easy. Let’s think of another example—something else. You know the theorem of Pythagoras?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman