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== Informal statement of the theorem ==
All fine technical points aside, Noether's theorem can be stated informally as:
 
{{blockquote|If a system has a continuous symmetry property, then there are corresponding quantities whose values are conserved in time.<ref>{{cite book |author=Thompson, W.J. |title=Angular Momentum: an illustrated guide to rotational symmetries for physical systems |publisher=Wiley |year=1994 |isbn=0-471-55264-X |volume=1 |page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O25fXV4z0B0C&pg=PA5}}</ref>}}