lemma
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A false lemma is a false premise, or step in the reasoning process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
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
Sperner’s lemma is sort of a discrete version of that continuous theorem.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
When no manuscripts are specified for the lemma in an entry, the lemma is the reading for those manuscripts not otherwise specified.
From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear
