Definitions For Porism

Noun

PORISM (plural PORISMs) (geometry, number theory) A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain determinate problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions. A corollary.

References

Porism: "A proposition affirming the possibility of finding one or more of the conditions of an indeterminate theorem." - Porism: "A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions." -

Etymology

"a deduction from a previous demonstration".

Anagrams

impros, primos

Is Porism a Scrabble Word?

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The word Porism is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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