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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=mathematics">mathematics</a> and other fields, a <b>lemma</b> (: <b>lemmas</b> or <b>lemmata</b>) is a generally minor, <a href="page.php?w=mathematical_proof">proven</a> <a href="page.php?w=Theorem">proposition</a> which is used to prove a larger statement. For that reason, it is also known as a "helping <a href="page.php?w=theorem">theorem</a>" or an "auxiliary theorem". In many cases, a lemma derives its importance from the theorem it aims to prove; however, a lemma can also turn out to be more important than originally</p><p>
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