lemma
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Showing that they do was the first part of proving the lemma, however.
From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023
A false lemma is a false premise, or step in the reasoning process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Dr. Tanton paired Sperner’s lemma with his Aussie roots in the dessert pavlova.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2018
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
The proof in this and in all cases depends on a lemma which forms Prop.
From Archimedes Men of Science by Heath, Thomas Little
