corollary

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/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A result or idea that naturally follows from something else.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.

Examples

  • Increased sales are a natural corollary of good marketing.

  • The corollary of the theorem is interesting.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.

  2. A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.

More examples

In context

  • A corollary is a direct consequence.

  • Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefront.

  • 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.

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A direct blank of the new policy was a sharp increase in productivity.

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Origin

noun

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”).