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For questions about writing mathematical texts, e.g. questions of style, mathematical prose, structuring of mathematical exposition, referencing prior work etc.

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Should a theorem be numbered by where it is first stated or where it is proven?

It depends on what you want for your reader, who will be referred to it a number of times, I suppose. I would rather choose the second option, because I assume you explain why it is so important when …