fundamental theorem
Noun
Meaning
fundamental theorem (plural fundamental theorems)
(chiefly mathematics) A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.
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We may consequently state the fundamental theorem of Natural Selection in the form : The rate of increase in fitness of any organism at any time is equal to its genetic variance in fitness at that time.
Fundamental theorem main The fundamental theorem of calculus states that differentiation and integration are inverse operations.
In this determination, it is convenient to use the characterization that a and b are coprime if and only if no prime number divides both of them (see Fundamental theorem of arithmetic ).