Corollary
WordNet
noun
(1) (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
(2) A practical consequence that follows naturally
"Blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
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Etymology
From < , diminutive of .
Noun
- Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
- Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
- Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefont.
- A proposition which follows easily from the 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.