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corollary Definition

cor·ol·lary (kôr′ə ler′ē, kär′-; Brit & often Cdn, kə räl′ər ē)

noun pl. -·lar′·ies

  1. a proposition that follows from another that has been proved
  2. an inference or deduction
  3. anything that follows as a normal result

Etymology: ME corolarie < LL corollarium, a deduction < L, orig., money paid for a garland, hence gift, gratuity < corolla: see corolla

corollary Synonyms

corollary

n.

  1. An inference

    deduction, analogy, result; see judgment 3.

  2. A natural consequence

    culmination, conclusion, upshot; see end 2, result.

corollary Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • principle: Or consider the tenth word from the viewpoint of the principle of stewardship, the corollary of the principle of God's covenant lordship.
  • process: Student involvement in curriculum design should be a natural corollary of an effective review process for incremental change.
  • fact: All of these features are a corollary of the fact of the embodied presence of the participants in oral discourse.
  • law: The corollary of the Law is that: A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit.
  • theory: A corollary of this theory is that the payor's negligence in making payment is irrelevant to her right to restitution.
  • approach: It seems to us that the logical corollary of that approach was to take no action on existing stocks of such products.

Converse of object

  • have: Additionally, you may wish to provide services in your digital library that have no clear corollary in the real world.
  • draw: He drew the corollary, that freedom mattered last as well as first.
  • consider: We looked at the Primary and Corollary practices, with Adrian being surprised that real customer involvement was considered corollary.
  • carry: The statement carries a clear corollary the corporation seems willing to accept.
  • find: The Sun's Magnetic Field The orbital period of 3750 years finds a remarkable corollary in research conducted by the author Maurice Cotterell.
  • create: This transports a verdict of " not guilty " on the indictment of British imperialism creating an anarchic international security corollary.

Adjective modifier

  • inevitable: This is the inevitable corollary of maintaining the formal powers at their present level.
  • logical: It seems to us that the logical corollary of that approach was to take no action on existing stocks of such products.
  • necessary: It is a necessary corollary to enable an adoption to take place.
  • obvious: Looking forward Looking forward is the obvious corollary to looking back.
  • natural: Science museums were a natural corollary to all these.
  • important: However, in common with many formulae there is an important corollary.

Modifies a noun

  • discharge: Feinberg, I. 1978: Efference copy and corollary discharge: Implications for thinking and its disorders.
  • effect: According to IDC, the heightened level of security as a top concern has also had a corollary effect on IT security spending.
corollary Quotes

DefinitionöScience is systematized positive knowledge, what has been taken as such in different ages and in different places. TheoremöThe acquisition and systematization of positive knowledge are the only human activities which are truly cumulative and progressive.CorollaryöThe history of science is the only history which can illustrate the progress of mankind. In fact, progress has no definite and unquestionable meaning in other fields than the field of science.

—Sarton, George A