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Varignon's theorem en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after French mathematician Pierre Varignon.

Meanings

  1. A statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral.
  2. 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.

wikipedia: Pierre Varignon