Associations to the word «Corollary»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
COROLLARY, noun. Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
COROLLARY, noun. Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
COROLLARY, noun. (mathematics) (logic) A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.
COROLLARY RELIEF, noun. (legal) The custody and support of children in divorce proceedings.
Dictionary definition
COROLLARY, noun. A practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love".
COROLLARY, noun. (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.