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corollary
[kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-, kuh-rol-uh-ree]
noun
plural
corollariesMathematics.a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion.
a natural consequence or result.
corollary
/ əˈɒəɪ /
noun
a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
an obvious deduction
a natural consequence or result
adjective
consequent or resultant
corollary
A statement that follows with little or no proof required from an already proven statement. For example, it is a theorem in geometry that the angles opposite two congruent sides of a triangle are also congruent. A corollary to that statement is that an equilateral triangle is also equiangular.
Word History and Origins
Origin of corollary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of corollary1
Example Sentences
Another is a corollary to the first, which is that it may be inadvisable to panic over a short-term Trump-driven downdraft in the markets.
“ I’m enjoying about ‘Modville’ is that, while it may not be a direct corollary to ‘Blade Runner,’ it has enough of the DNA to make it feel like it’s at least adjacent.
The second part of that corollary is to leave a place better than I found it.
One “advanced industry” where California, and in particular Southern California, still has a leg up is aerospace, and its corollary, defense.
Such auditory corollary discharge signals start and end in two subregions of the brain's top folded surface, or cortex, a new study shows.
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