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Corollary

noun
/kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.nounSomething given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
2.nounSomething 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 storefront."
3.nounA 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."
4.adjectiveOccurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.
5.adjectiveForming a proposition that follows from one already proved.

Synonyms

wakecompletionconsistentoutcomeletcomplementinherentimplicationnaturalconsequencesupplementresult

Rhymes With

extraordinarycontemporarycontrarysanctuarysolitaryarbitrarywaryordinary
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