Definition of Lema
Lem"ma (l&ebreve;m"m&adot;), n.;
pl. L. Lemmata (-m&adot;*t&adot;), E.
Lemmas (-m&adot;z). [L. lemma, Gr.
lh^mma anything received, an assumption or premise taken
for granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf.
Syllable.] A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of
some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- (linguistics) A canonical form of a term, particularly in the context of highly inflected languages.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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