|
Definition of Lemma
1. Noun. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
Generic synonyms: Proposition
2. Noun. The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae.
3. Noun. The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry.
Definition of Lemma
1. n. A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
Definition of Lemma
1. a type of proposition in logic [n -MAS or -MATA]
Medical Definition of Lemma
1. The lower of two bracts enclosing a grass flower. (09 Oct 1997)