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." - {{w, Dugald Stewart}} Porism: "A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions." - {{w, John Playfair}} {{pedia}} {{R:OneLook}}

Etymology

"a deduction from a previous demonstration".

Anagrams

impros, primos