Preliminary Theorem Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LEMMA

Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	5		Exact Match!
2	40%	5		Published the theorem known as Euler's theorem in graph theory
3	40%	6		He developed a heat theorem known as the Nernst heat theorem

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We think the answer is "LEMMA" which means:

noun

• A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
• The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most gramineae
• The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

An example sentence would be:

• "In linguistics, a lemma is the base form of a word."
• "The lemma of the word 'running' is 'run'."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times18 Feb 1976	Down 42
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