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.
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