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analog | corollary |

As an adjective analog

is analogue (being represented by a continuously variable physical quantity).

As a noun corollary is

something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.

analog

English

Alternative forms

* analogue (Commonwealth)

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)

    • Antonyms

    * digital * discrete

    Derived terms

    * analog circuit * analog computer * analog meter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
  • (countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
  • (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

    • Related terms

    * homolog * analogy * homology * superanalog

    Related terms

    * * analogical * analogous

    Anagrams

    * * American English English words suffixed with -log ----

    corollary

    English

    Noun

    (corollaries)
  • 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.
    • Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefont.
  • (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.
    • 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.

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