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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl {Corollaries} (-r?z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr corolla. See {Corolla}.] 1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.] Now come my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. --Shak. 2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: corollary n 1: a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love" 2: (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
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