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The Clue
Proposition in proving a theorem (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LEMMA
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Notes
The answer LEMMA is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Headword
Auxiliary proposition
Composition theme
Glossary entry
Helping theorem
Preliminary theorem
Auxiliary proposition, in logic
Auxiliary proposition, in math
Proof part, sometimes
Proposition for proving a theorem
Definition
LEMMA as a noun:
1. a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
2. (lemma, flowering glume) = the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
3. the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry