corollary

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɒˈɹɒləɹi/, /ˈkɒɹələɹi/ (US) enPR: kôr'əlĕrē, IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/ === Noun === corollary (plural corollaries) A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity. An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort. (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === corollary (not comparable) Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential. (rare) Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved. === Further reading === “corollary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “corollary”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.