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In mathematics, a corollary is a theorem connected by a short proof to an existing theorem. The use of the term corollary, rather than proposition or theorem, is intrinsically subjective. More formally, proposition B is a corollary of proposition A, if B can be readily deduced from A or is self-evident from its proof.
For example, the conic x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 0 in P 2 over the real numbers R is uniruled but not ruled. (The associated curve over the complex numbers C is isomorphic to P 1 and hence is ruled.) In the positive direction, every uniruled variety of dimension at most 2 over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero is ruled.
A porism is a mathematical proposition or corollary. It has been used to refer to a direct consequence of a proof, analogous to how a corollary refers to a direct consequence of a theorem. In modern usage, it is a relationship that holds for an infinite range of values but only if a certain condition is assumed, such as Steiner's porism. [1]
Ptolemy's Theorem yields as a corollary a pretty theorem [2] regarding an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. Given An equilateral triangle inscribed on a circle and a point on the circle. The distance from the point to the most distant vertex of the triangle is the sum of the distances from the point to the two nearer vertices.
A categorical proposition contains a subject and predicate where the existential impact of the copula implies the proposition as referring to a class with at least one member, in contrast to the conditional form of hypothetical or materially implicative propositions, which are compounds of other propositions, e.g. "If P, then Q" (P and Q are ...
As a corollary of this, one finds that the degree of the minimal polynomial for a constructible point (and therefore of any constructible length) is a power of 2. In particular, any constructible point (or length) is an algebraic number, though not every algebraic number is constructible; for example, 3 √ 2 is algebraic but not constructible. [3]
Cor – corollary. corr – correlation. cos – cosine function. cosec – cosecant function. (Also written as csc.) cosech – hyperbolic cosecant function. (Also written as csch.) cosh – hyperbolic cosine function. cosiv – coversine function. (Also written as cover, covers, cvs.) cot – cotangent function. (Also written as ctg.)
In mathematics and other fields, [a] a lemma (pl.: lemmas or lemmata) is a generally minor, proven proposition which is used to prove a larger statement. For that reason, it is also known as a "helping theorem" or an "auxiliary theorem".