Meaning Of The Word Lemma

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lemma in American English 1
a proposition proved, or sometimes assumed, to be true and used in proving a theorem
noun: a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem

lemma in American English 2
the outer or lower of the two bracts or scales surrounding the flower of a grass
noun: a bract in a grass spikelet just below the pistil and stamens

lemma in British English 1
noun: a subsidiary proposition, proved for use in the proof of another proposition

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