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The Greek word "lemma" (λημμα) itself means "anything which is received, such as a gift, profit, or a bribe." According to {Link without Title} , the plural "lemmas" is commonly used. The correct Greek plural of lemma, however, is lemmata (λημματα). Both forms are used in English, although users of ''lemmas'' should be aware that Classical purists will consider their usage wrong, and users of ''lemmata'' should be aware that many readers may be unfamiliar with the term or consider its use unnecessarily Pedantic . SEE ALSO REFERENCES # N. Higham, ''Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences'', Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1998 (p. 16) |
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