quod erat demonstrandum
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.
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Latin
    
    Etymology
    
Calque of Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, literally “(that) which was to be demonstrated”).
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) 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.
Norwegian Bokmål
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Latin.
References
    
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Latin.
References
    
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
    
    
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