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pons′ as•i•no′rum
(as′ə nôr′əm, -nōr′-),USA pronunciation
- Mathematicsa geometric proposition that if a triangle has two of its sides equal, the angles opposite these sides are also equal: so named from the difficulty experienced by beginners in mastering it. Euclid, 1:5.
- Latin pōns asinōrum bridge of asses
- 1745–55
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