corollary

American  

[kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-, kuh-rol-uh-ree] / ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-, kəˈrɒl ə ri /

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.

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corollary British  

/ kəˈrɒlərɪ /

noun

1. a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

2. an obvious deduction

3. a natural consequence or result

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adjective

1. consequent or resultant

corollary Scientific  

/ kôr′ə-lĕr′ē /

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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Etymology

Origin of corollary

1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin corollārium corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary

Example Sentences

Instead of don’t trust the experts … which, fair enough … they move to trust the non-experts, which is not the logical corollary, but that is where you move.

From The Wall Street Journal

A corollary also became apparent over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The corollary ought to be obvious but clearly isn’t: Tell citizens exercising their right to protest not to get in the way of those enforcing the law.

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A corollary concern is that grade inflation and other factors appear to be weakening the validity of this measure statewide.

From Los Angeles Times

The old maxim “Buy low, sell high” has a cash-flow corollary: “Collect early, pay late.”

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Related Words

• analogy
• upshot