lemma

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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

The consequence of this lemma is that any object in any category is entirely determined by its relation to the other objects in the category as encoded by the transformations to or from this object.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021

Dr. Tanton explained how you can see the lemma for yourself.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018

Many contend that no such thing exists, their general lemma being: “You never can tell when a bit of knowledge will come into play.”

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various