lemma
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A false lemma is a false premise, or step in the reasoning process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Dr. Tanton also talked about how Sperner’s lemma can be used to prove the hairy ball theorem, famous largely because of its colorful name.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
Sperner’s lemma is sort of a discrete version of that continuous theorem.
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
The explanation suggested in Dr. Whitley Stokes’s note is “helma=hen lemma, this in this place.”
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
