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Corollary
Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl. Corollaries (-r?z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla.]1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.] Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. --Shak. 2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
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corollary
c.1380, from L.L. corollarium "a deduction, consequence," from L. corollarium, originally "money paid for a garland," hence "gift, gratuity, something extra," from corolla "small garland," dim. of corona "crown."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| corollary (kôr'ə-lěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
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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