quod erat demonstrandum
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quod erat dēmōnstrandum (“that which was to be proved”), calqued from Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, “precisely what was required to be proved”).
Phrase
quod erat demonstrandum (plural quae erant demonstranda)
- (something) which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated.
Derived terms
Translations
Latin phrase — see also Q.E.D.
Latin
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, literally “(that) which was to be demonstrated”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷo.de.rat.deː.monsˈtran.dum/, [ˈkʷɔd̪ɛräd̪ːeːmõːs̠ˈt̪rän̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwod ˈe.rat de.monˈstran.dum/, [kwɔd̪ ˈɛːrät̪ d̪emonˈst̪rän̪d̪um]
Phrase
quod erat dēmōnstrandum (plural quae erant dēmōnstranda)
- which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated.
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin.
Interjection
References
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin.
Interjection
References
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Phrase
quod erat demonstrandum
- quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)
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