corollary
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- noun
- /kəˈrɑːləri/
- Specialized
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corolario
- Thus, a corollary of detailed balance that holds even away from equilibrium is
- corollary discharge
So let's start some set of corollaries to this theorem.
- So let's start some set of corollaries to this theorem.
Examples
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If, as the aphorism suggests, "mass follows class," then the corollary must be that "class goes elsewhere."
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According to Corollary 1, successful intergroup discrimination may lead to an increase in self-esteem; according to Corollary 2, low or threatened self-esteem may motivate increased intergroup discrimination.
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So we did this connection showing how to use this corollary to prove Roz's theorem.
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The principle of state sovereignty, along with its corollaries, is still a fairly solid cornerstone of international law.
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However, support for Abrams and Hogg's two corollaries has been mixed.
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As Cherryl Walker concludes, "For the planners of apartheid, the logical corollary of 'women's place in the home' was 'women's place in the homelands.'"
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Just as the proclamation was a corollary to the Treaty of 1763, the Treaty of Pensacola functioned as a corollary to the Treaty of 1783, establishing a relationship between the Creeks and Spain that provided for economic trade and military protection.
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The corollary of the main theorem is often used to derive new results in mathematics.
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In this discussion, we outlined the corollary that emerges from our initial findings.
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The researcher presented a corollary that followed logically from their earlier conclusions.
Synonyms
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A statement that clearly follows from what was said before
A result that follows from something said or done
Surface Forms
Morphology
corollary = coroll + ary
The formation involves the Latin-derived suffix '-ary' but the stem is not a recognisable English base, so the logical/mathematical sense is not predictable from component parts for most learners.
Etymology
Corollary comes from the Latin corollarium, originally a 'small gift' from corolla 'little crown'. In math a corollary is like a 'small result' or extra fact that 'crowns' a proven theorem, because it follows directly from that main statement.