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lemma

[lem-uh] / ˈlɛm ə /




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A false lemma is a false premise, or step in the reasoning process.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Yoneda began explaining the lemma on the platform and continued it on the train before it departed the station.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021

Dr. Tanton paired Sperner’s lemma with his Aussie roots in the dessert pavlova.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018

Dr. Riehl’s real favorite theorem is the Yoneda lemma, but she wanted to talk about a different theorem for the podcast.

From Scientific American • May 28, 2018

Archimedes says further that the theorem that spheres are in the triplicate ratio of their diameters was proved by means of the same lemma.

From Archimedes Men of Science by Heath, Thomas Little