The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘New Elements (Kaina stoiceia)’

Term: 
Theorem
Quote: 

A theorem, as I shall use the word, is an inference obtained by constructing a diagram according to a general precept, and after modifying it as ingenuity may dictate, observing in it certain relations, and showing that they must subsist in every case, retranslating the proposition into general terms.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1904 [c.]). New Elements (Kaina stoiceia). MS [R] 517
Date: 
1904 [c.]
References: 
EP 2:303
Citation: 
‘Theorem’ (pub. 12.11.15-15:31). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-new-elements-kaina-stoiceia-24.
Posted: 
Nov 12, 2015, 15:31 by Mats Bergman