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proposition vs lemma

lemma vs proposition

proposition and lemma both are nouns.

proposition is a verb but lemma is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proposition Yes No Yes No
lemma Yes No No No
As nouns, lemma is a hyponym of proposition; that is, lemma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proposition:
  • proposition: (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
  • lemma: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
Other hyponyms of proposition include particular, particular proposition, universal, universal proposition, negation, converse, theorem, conclusion, ratiocination, posit, postulate, axiom, apodictic certainty, apodictic proposition, singular proposition.
proposition (noun) lemma (noun)
a task to be dealt with a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
the act of making a proposal
an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
proposition (verb) lemma (verb)
suggest sex to
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