corollary
Pronunciation:
/kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi//ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/noun
Definitions
Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
Example: Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefront.
A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.
Example: We have proven that this set is finite and well ordered; as a corollary, we now know that there is an order-preserving map from it to the natural numbers.
adjective
Definitions
Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.
Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.