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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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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.
A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it. [ formal ] The number of prisoners increased as a corollary of the government's determination to combat violent crime.
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.
Definition of corollary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COROLLARY meaning: something that naturally follows or results from another thing.
