We can actually infer from the phrase "the triumph in mathematics" that the lieutenant is: about to break a record in mathematics.
Inference is actually known to be the conclusion that one makes after observations and evaluations has been carried out.
From "An Episode Of War", it's clear that the lieutenant was actually at the verge of a triumph and a break through when he was wounded.
Thus, we see that the lieutenant's "verge of triumph in mathematics" means he was at the point of a transition to triumph.
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