corollary
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/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/
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/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/ · /ˈkɒɹələɹi/ · /ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/ (US) · /kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/
Definition of corollary
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
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noun
- A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
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An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
“Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefront.”
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A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
“We have proven that this set is finite and well ordered; as a corollary, we now know that there is an order-preserving map from it to the natural numbers.”
adj
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(not-comparable)Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.
“However, given current sensibilities about individual privacy and data protection, the recording of oral data is becoming increasingly onerous for researchers who are obliged to navigate an often time-consuming and complex series of administrative requirements and corollary review processes in order to be granted ethics clearance.”
- (not-comparable, rare)Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.
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Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin corōllārium (“money paid for a garland; gift, gratuity, corollary; consequence, deduction”), from corōlla (“small garland”), diminutive of corōna (“crown”).
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