THEORBO

(It. tiorba.) A lute of large dimension*, sometimes called the arch-lute, and formerly used for sinking the chords of the thorough ba in accompaniments. THEORE.M. (Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) In Geometry, a truth proposed to be proved; in contradistinction to a. problem, which proposes something to be done. A theorem wants demonstration; a problem requires solution. In algebra, the term is applied to various formula), as the binomial theorem, Taylor's theorem, and others • for which see the respective terms. &.C.) [s. 1252]