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Lemma

/ˈlɛmə/

A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.

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📖 Definitions of "Lemma"

noun

1
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
2
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.
3
(psycholinguistics) 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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Lemma"

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Word	Definition
flowering glumenoun	the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most gramineae

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lemma"

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Word	Definition
flowering glumenoun	the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most gramineae
provenoun	(baking) The process of dough proofing.
statementnoun	A declaration or remark.
postulatenoun	Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
premisenoun	A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
corollarynoun	(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
theoremnoun	(mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
propositionnoun	(countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
assertionnoun	The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
hypothesisnoun	(sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
suppositionnoun	Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
headwordnoun	A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
intermediatenoun	Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
auxiliarynoun	Helping; giving assistance or support.
resultnoun	That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
proofnoun	(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
argumentnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
lexemenoun	(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.
sublemmanoun	(mathematics) A statement proven for use in the proof of a more important statement, usually a lemma
demonstrationnoun	The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.