Definition of lemma Lemma
/lɛˈmʌ/ - [lemu] - lem•ma
We found 13 definitions of lemma from 7 different sources.
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What does lemma mean?
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NounPlural: lemmata |
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| lemma - the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry | ||
| lemma - a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition | ||
| lemma - the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae | ||
| flowering glume | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lemma (n.)
A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lemma
A canonical form of a term, particularly in the context of highly inflecting languages. -
lemma
Proven mathematical theorem that is primarily used as a tool to prove another theorem.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lemma
lem′a, n. (math.) a preliminary proposition demonstrated for the purpose of being used in a subsequent proposition: sometimes in logic a premise taken for granted: a theme:—pl. Lemm′as, Lemm′ata. [L.,—Gr. lēmma—lambanein, to take.]
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mathematics
In mathematics, a lemma is a "mini-proof"; a small hypothesis which is proved and then provides a part of a more important theorem.
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🔤- lemma, noun, singular of lemmas.
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