Auxiliary propositions, in math Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Friday, December 1, 2017 · 62-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, December 1, 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 1, 2017 · 62-Across · 6 letters
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a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
noun
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