Pō'rism, n.

n. [Fr. porisme, Gr. πόρισμα, any thing procured or supplied, something deduced from a previous demonstration, from πορίζειν, to bring, provide, supply.]

1. (Geom.) A proposition having for its object to find the condition that will render certain problems indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions. Math. Dict.
2. (Gr. Geom.) A corollary. Brande.