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  • noun Plural form of lemma.

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  • 118 Math Wonders to Inspire Teachers and Students However, before beginning to develop formulas, we must consider a few simple "lemmas" (these are "helper" theorems).

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows sahmozac 2010

  • At the most basic level this might simply be choosing the right inductive hypothesises and more complicated arguments will require lemmas and ultimately names for frequently used properties.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Teaching to Different Learning Styles in Law School 2009

  • This style starts with a painstakingly stated list of axioms, lemmas and/or definitions.

    Non-Deductive Methods in Mathematics Baker, Alan 2009

  • It is valid if it can be constructed under accepted logical rules from other valid components of mathematics—other theorems, definitions, and lemmas that form the available parts and assemblies in mathematics.

    The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

  • In order to discover computational techniques for analyzing these sets of words and their relations, you will want to learn more about synsets, lemmas, and more linguistics terminology, which Chapter 2 of the NLTK Book will give you a great start on.

    m3gan / ((NLTK) (is (fun))) 2009

  • So now your definition of discontinuity has to satisfy two previously undisclosed lemmas.

    Continuity Used to Matter at Marvel | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • I think you need to accept and address Dawkins' simplified semantic distillation in your arguments at face value and use your ancillary lemmas and definitions for faith to explain why faith, as Dawkins defines it, isn't really at the proper center of the debate I think Kant and Kierkegaard would agree with Dawkins on this point, despite their alignment with you.

    Archive 2007-12-01 James F. McGrath 2007

  • I think you need to accept and address Dawkins' simplified semantic distillation in your arguments at face value and use your ancillary lemmas and definitions for faith to explain why faith, as Dawkins defines it, isn't really at the proper center of the debate I think Kant and Kierkegaard would agree with Dawkins on this point, despite their alignment with you.

    Repost of a Christian-Atheist Dialogue James F. McGrath 2007

  • Nun, lemmas quatsch, vide pervoys akstiom, and I think as

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • Later lemmas characterize this fixed manner as a “ratio” of motion and rest.

    Spinoza's Physical Theory Manning, Richard 2006

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