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

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

The connection between the discrete nature of Sperner’s lemma, with its spread out dots, and the continuous hairy ball, was surprising to me.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018

In the axil of each lemma, and usually concealed by it, is a smaller bract, the palea, and between the lemma and the palea is a single flower.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan