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 chose Sperner’s lemma, which is related to the Brouwer fixed-point theorem that both Francis Su and Holly Krieger talked about on their episodes of the podcast.
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. Tanton explained how you can see the lemma for yourself.
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
