lemma
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A false lemma is a false premise, or step in the reasoning process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
You’ll have to listen to the episode to hear why this opulent meringue concoction is the perfect accompaniment to Sperner’s lemma.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
Dr. Tanton explained how you can see the lemma for yourself.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
Dr. Tanton paired Sperner’s lemma with his Aussie roots in the dessert pavlova.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
In this arrangement each article by itself is called a gloss; when reference is made only to the word explained it is called the lemma, while the explanation is termed the interpretamentum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
