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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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Corollary is a statement that follows with little or no proof required from an already proven statement.For example there is a theorem in geometry that the angles opposite to two congruent sides of a triangle are also congruent. A corollary to this statement is that an equilateral triangle is equiangular . So for a corollary, the proof relies ...
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.
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
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.
1. a proposition that follows from another that has been proved. 2. an inference or deduction. 3. anything that follows as a normal result. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
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. aftermath. age. end result. exercise in something. fallout from something.
In mathematics, a corollary is a theorem connected by a short proof to an existing theorem. The use of the term corollary, rather than proposition or theorem, is intrinsically subjective. More formally, proposition B is a corollary of proposition A, if B can be readily deduced from A or is self-evident from its proof.
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 (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.
corollary. noun. /ˈkɔrəˌlɛri/ , /ˈkɑrəˌlɛri/. (pl. corollaries) corollary (of/to something) (formal or ) (technology) 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 was a rapid decline in the availability of public transportation.
