lemma
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other propositionA proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
» Now, we show how this lemma can be used to prove our main theorem.
Wir zeigen nun, wie dieses Lemma angewendet werden kann, um unser Haupttheorem zu beweisen.
Теперь мы покажем, как эта лемма может быть применена для доказательства основной теоремы.
Meaning
6 sensesA proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
Lemma, Hilfssatz
ле́ммаlémma
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
(broadly)A proposition originally used for such a purpose, but having later acquired a greater, independent, importance; a fundamental (often pithy) and widely-used result.
The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.
Cat is a lemma, but cats is not.
Holonym: lexeme (holonymous sense)
Lemma, Stichwort
ле́ммаlémma
The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.
The outer shell of a fruit or similar body.
One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.
- the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
- a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
- the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
Examples
2 sentencesNow, we show how this lemma can be used to prove our main theorem.
ruТеперь мы покажем, как эта лемма может быть применена для доказательства основной теоремы. — arseniiv
deWir zeigen nun, wie dieses Lemma angewendet werden kann, um unser Haupttheorem zu beweisen. — MUIRIEL
Lemma 5 cannot be generalized to arbitrary artinian rings.
ruЛемма 5 не обобщается на случай произвольных артиновых колец. — ae5s
deLemma 5 kann nicht für beliebige artinische Ringe verallgemeinert werden. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmmă, “premise, assumption”), from the same root as λᾰBorrowed from Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmmă, “premise, assumption”), from the same root as λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō, “to take”).
From the Ancient Greek λέμμα (lémma), from λέπω (lépō, “to peel”).
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Forms
plural: lemmas / lemmataSynonyms
3 synonyms- the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae:flowering glume
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular