porism
porism
Definition
po·rism (pō′riz′əm, pôr′iz′-)
noun
Ancient Math. a geometrical proposition variously defined, as
- a proposition deduced from some other demonstrated proposition; corollary
- a proposition that uncovers the possibility of finding such conditions as to make a specific problem capable of innumerable solutions
Etymology: ME porysme < ML porisma < Gr, lit., a thing brought < porizein, to bring < poros, passage: see pore
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