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Corollary


COROLLARY, noun [Latin , coronet, a crown.

1. A conclusion or consequence drawn from premises, or from what is advanced or demonstrated. If it is demonstrated that a triangle which has equal sides, has also equal angles, it follows as a corollary that a triangle which has three equal sides, has its three angles equal.

A corollary is an inference from a preceding proposition.

2. A surplus.