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- Dictionarycorollary/kəˈrɒl(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
adjective
- 1. forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.
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The meaning of COROLLARY is a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof. How to use corollary in a sentence. The Origin and Evolution of Corollary
noun [ C ] formal uk / kəˈrɒl. ə r.i / us / ˈkɔːr.ə.ler.i / Add to word list. something that results from something else: corollary of Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Outcomes and consequences. adverse effect. adversely affected. aftereffect.
A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it. [ formal ] The number of prisoners increased as a corollary of the government's determination to combat violent crime.
Corollary describes a result that is the natural consequence of something else. You could say that your renewed love of books is a corollary to the recent arrival of a book store in your neighborhood. The noun corollary describes an action's consequence.
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.
noun. /kəˈrɒləri/ /ˈkɔːrəleri/ (formal or specialist) (plural corollaries) corollary (of/to something) a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one. In rural areas, the corollary of increased car ownership has been a rapid decline in the provision of public transport.
1. A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven. 2. A deduction or an inference. 3. A natural consequence or effect; a result. adj. Consequent; resultant. [Middle English corolarie, from Latin corōllārium, money paid for a garland, gratuity, from corōlla, small garland; see corolla .]
Corollary definition: A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
adjective. a corollary assumption. COROLLARY meaning: something that naturally follows or results from another thing.
Definition of corollary noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
