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lemma

/ˈlɛm.ə/

lemmanoun

lemmas

/ˈlɛm.ə/

Translations

лемма

The mathematician proved the lemma before moving on to the main theorem.

Математик доказал лемму, прежде чем перейти к основной теореме.

основа

In linguistics, the lemma of a word is its base form.

В лингвистике основа слова — это его базовая форма.

Additional translations

тезис

предложение

Definitions

A heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition, an annotation, or a gloss.

The lemma of the chapter provided a concise summary of its contents.

A form of a word that appears in a dictionary as the headword, representing all its inflected forms.

In the dictionary, 'run' is the lemma for 'runs', 'ran', and 'running'.

A subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.

The mathematician used a lemma to simplify the proof of the main theorem.

The lower of the two bracts enclosing the flower in a grass spikelet.

The botanist carefully examined the lemma to identify the species of grass.

Synonyms

lemmaproper noun

Definitions

A surname of Ethiopian origin.

Lemma Megersa served as the president of the Oromia Region.

lemmatanoun

lemma

lemmata

/ˈlɛm.ə.tə/

Translations

леммы

The mathematician published a paper containing several important lemmata.

Математик опубликовал статью, содержащую несколько важных лемм.

словарные статьи

The dictionary includes lemmata for each entry.

Словарь включает словарные статьи для каждого термина.

Additional translations

тезисы

положения

Definitions

Plural form of lemma, which is a heading or title of a section of a text, often used in dictionaries or glossaries.

The dictionary entry included several lemmata to guide the reader through related terms.

Plural form of lemma, which is a proposition or statement assumed to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation, often used in mathematics or logic.

The mathematician presented several lemmata to support the main theorem in his paper.

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