fermata

In classical music.
A bird's eye, be cautious on the fermata in orchestral music.
Is used in a) orchestral music and b) solo music.

a) Bob saw a fermata on the next note, so he made sure to look up at the conductor to know when to stop playing that note.
b) Bob saw a fermata on the next note, so he made sure to indicate to his accompianist when the next note was to be played.

fermata by Suchuaato January 1, 2008

Fermata

Definition 1: Watch the conductor.

Definition 2: Seriously, watch the conductor.

Definition 3: Please, for the sake of good old grandmother Margie who's had 5 heart attacks and 7 strokes yet still pushing through to the ripe old age of 972, watch the gosh darn director.

The music sheet showed the Fermata symbol, so I watched the conductor to see when I should stop!

Fermata by The Hades Child December 16, 2019

Fermanagh Finger

A gesture originating from the Northern Irish county of Fermanagh but used in both halves of the country. It is used whilst driving on Ireland's roads, especially country roads where one often needs to give priority to other drivers. The index finger (usually of the right hand) is lifted an inch or two from the steering wheel as an acknowledgement.

Well I've let him pass, and he's given me the Fermanagh Finger so he has.

Fermanagh Finger by Corporal G January 13, 2009

Fermat Prime

in Math, a prime number of the form, 2^(n) + 1, named after the famous 19th century mathematician Pierre de Fermat. However, in geek circles, it refers to the third nipple of women with a third nipple because 3 is the first Fermat Prime.

Geek 1: "I was going to sleep with Jessica from Real Analysis but it turns out she has a Fermat Prime."

Geek 2: "What dude? I was just trying to figure out the 12th Fermat Prime."

Fermat Prime by Nilpotent N'er do good April 20, 2009

fermitate

The redneck method for making any type of wine, beer, or liquor.

Jason had to stop at a convenient store on his way to work to pick up some roadies because his wife dumped the beer out of his thermos and his homemade wine didn't fermitate yet.

fermitate by Mike Payne July 27, 2008

Fermat's Last Theorem 

Fermat's Last Theorem was the last equation in a book written by Pierre de Fermat's that was the last to be solved. The equation was x^n+y^n=z^n. Pierre said that he had proof that this equation could never be proven if n was larger than 2.

He wrote this in 1637 and it hasn't been proven until 1993(1995 for perfected) by Andrew Wiles. Andrew proved this after working on the equation for 7 years. Solving it was a dream of his since he was a young boy. Andrew received worldwide recognition for his proof. Andrew solved this by also proving the Taniyama-Shimura Conjecture, which states that every elliptic curve is also modular. Andrew solved this by turning the elliptic curves into Galois representations and turning the equation into a class number formula. Many had tried before Andrew but none succeeded for 300 years.

Many doubt if Fermat had any real proof but it was still a mathematical marvel of a challenge and we can hope another such equation will pop up.

"It is impossible for a cube to be the sum of two cubes, a fourth power to be the sum of two fourth powers, or in general for any number that is a power greater than the second to be the sum of two like powers. I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition that this margin is too narrow to contain." - Pierre de Fermat

Every mathematician hates and loves Andrew Wiles for his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem

Fermat's Last Theorem by Bacon In the Soap January 2, 2012

Fermat’s Last Theorem 

Arguably the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics: mathematicians’ secret desire to solve it to achieve mathematical fame and immortality had saved a few lives, whose suicidal minds were so absorbed in their proofs that they forgot to end their lives prematurely.

A generalized version of the Pythagorean theorem, the Fermat’s Last Theorem was finally put to rest by Prof. Wiles, after an error was exposed in the first proof he unveiled to the mathematical brethren.

Fermat’s Last Theorem by MathPlus February 13, 2018