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 explained how you can see the lemma for yourself.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018

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

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 method of exhaustion used, for the purpose of proof by reductio ad absurdum, the lemma proved in Eucl.

From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.