"Varignon's theorem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after French mathematician Pierre Varignon. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Varignon's theorem
  1. (geometry) A statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-Varignon's_theorem-en-name-jOITmP92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (mechanics) A theorem stating that the torque of a resultant of two concurrent forces about any point is equal to the algebraic sum of the torques of its components about the same point. Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-Varignon's_theorem-en-name-mwcdtjfF Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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