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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.

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

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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.

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

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There are clear corollaries between then and now.

From Barron's

The corollary is lower sales, thinner margins and smaller corporate profits.

From Barron's

A corollary of Erb’s investment lesson is that when an asset that previously deviated from fair value eventually returns towards fair value, there is no guarantee that it will stop once it gets there.

From MarketWatch

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

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