3 August 2015

corollary

[kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree]

noun, plural corollaries.
1. Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
2. an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion.
3. a natural consequence or result.

Origin of corollary
Middle English, Late Latin
1325-1375; Middle English < Late Latin corollārium corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary

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Contemporary Examples

A corollary to these tropes was that we must prize stability over democracy with allies as important as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
(Egypt and the End of Excuses for the U.S,Parag Khanna, January 31, 2011)

As a corollary, one must understand the importance of narrative.
(The David Eagleman Interview: How I Write, Noah Charney, May 15, 2012)

Of course, says Davis, the lack of parental encouragement is just a corollary of the fear.
(The Drowning Race Gap, Constantino Diaz-Duran , August 6, 2010)

Anagram

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Today’s quote

Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.

– William S. Burroughs

On this day

3 August 1811 – birthday of Elisha Graves Otis, American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. In 1854, he put the finishing touches to his signature invention: a safety device to prevent elevators falling if the cable fails.

3 August 1905 – birthday of Maggie Kuhn, activist and founder of the Gray Panthers, who campaigned for nursing home reform and opposed ageism. She also fought for human rights, social and economic justice, global peace, integration, and mental health issues.

3 August 1914 – World War I heats up: Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, while Turkey signs a pact with Germany.

3 August 1914 – Formation of the World Alliance for International Friendship through the Churches. It’s purpose was to help churches promote peace, disarmament,rights of racial and religious minorities, conscientious objection, arms control, and the League of Nations.

3 August 1963 – birthday of James Hetfield, US rock star, member of Metallica.

3 August 1973 – birthday of Patrick Wilson, American actor, from movies such as ‘the Alamo‘, ‘Watchmen‘, ‘The A-Team‘, ‘Phantom of the Opera‘ – with Gerard Butler and Emma Rossum.

3 August 1973 – Fire kills 51 people at an amusement park on the Isle of Man.