porism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈpɔrɪz(ə)m /
- /ˈpɔːrɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈpɔrɪz(ə)m /

Definitions of porism word

noun porism a type of mathematical proposition considered by Euclid, the meaning of which is now obscure. It is thought to be a proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions 0
noun porism a geometrical proposition variously defined, as 0
noun porism a proposition deduced from some other demonstrated proposition; corollary 0
noun porism a proposition that uncovers the possibility of finding such conditions as to make a specific problem capable of innumerable solutions 0

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Parts of speech for Porism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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porism popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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