Auxiliary proposition Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, June 16, 1998 · 2-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, June 16, 1998.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 16, 1998 · 2-Down · 5 letters
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a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
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