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corollary

[ kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree ]

noun

plural corollaries.
  1. Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
  2. an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion.
  3. a natural consequence or result.


corollary

/ °ìəˈ°ùÉ’±ôÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
  2. an obvious deduction
  3. a natural consequence or result
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. consequent or resultant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

corollary

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  1. 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.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corollary1

1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin ³¦´Ç°ù´Ç±ô±ôÄå°ù¾±³Ü³¾ corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corollary1

C14: from Latin ³¦´Ç°ù´Ç±ô±ôÄå°ù¾±³Ü³¾ money paid for a garland, from Latin corolla garland, from ³¦´Ç°ùŲԲ¹ crown
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“What 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.

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The second part of that corollary is to leave a place better than I found it.

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