quod erat demonstrandum
which was to be shown or demonstrated.
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How to use quod erat demonstrandum in a sentence
So, never mind what such persons say, my sweetest, because they know nothing at all—quod erat demonstrandum.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 | Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett BarrettTheir death is merely the quod erat demonstrandum of a mathematical and mechanical proposition.
Impressions of a War Correspondent | George Lynchquod erat demonstrandum—if one may be permitted to apply scholastic formulae to the science of manners.
The Thirteen | Honore de BalzacIt did at first, but inside of a week I wrote the quod erat demonstrandum on it.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott FitzgeraldTherefore men were originally fish, quod erat demonstrandum.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary | Voltaire
British Dictionary definitions for quod erat demonstrandum
/ Latin (ˈkwɒd ˈɛræt ˌdɛmənˈstrændʊm) /
(at the conclusion of a proof, esp of a theorem in Euclidean geometry) which was to be proved: Abbreviation: QED
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Cultural definitions for quod erat demonstrandum
[ (kwawd er-aht dem-uhn-stran-duhm) ]
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