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porism Definition

po·rism (riz′əm, pôriz′-)

noun

Ancient Math. a geometrical proposition variously defined, as

  1. a proposition deduced from some other demonstrated proposition; corollary
  2. 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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