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lemma
1[ lem-uh ]
noun
- a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- an argument, theme, or subject, especially when indicated in a heading.
- a word or phrase that is glossed; headword.
lemma
2[ lem-uh ]
noun
- a bract in a grass spikelet just below the pistil and stamens.
lemma
1/ ˈlɛmə /
lemma
2/ ˈlɛmə /
noun
- a subsidiary proposition, proved for use in the proof of another proposition
- linguistics a word considered as its citation form together with all the inflected forms. For example, the lemma go consists of go together with goes, going, went, and gone
- an argument or theme, esp when used as the subject or title of a composition
lemma
/ lĕm′ə /
, Plural lemmas lĕm′ə-tə
- The outer or lower of the two bracts enclosing one of the flowers within a grass spikelet.
Word History and Origins
Origin of lemma1
Origin of lemma2
Word History and Origins
Origin of lemma1
Origin of lemma2
Example Sentences
While working on one of them, Morel realized her proof called for a lemma — a type of short steppingstone result — that mathlib didn’t have.
Some American Authors have recently adopted for the flowering glume the term lemma introduced by Piper.
The method of exhaustion used, for the purpose of proof by reductio ad absurdum, the lemma proved in Eucl.
His apparatus is the first to supply a lemma for each variant reading reported, and is clear and easy to read.
The lemma in his note is Oratesque, the reading of Daniel Heinsius' edition.
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