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illation vs corollary

corollary vs illation

illation and corollary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illation Yes No No No
corollary Yes No No No
As nouns, corollary is a hyponym of illation; that is, corollary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illation:
  • illation: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  • corollary: (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
Other hyponyms of illation include analogy, derivation, deduction, entailment, implication, extrapolation, presumption.
illation (noun) corollary (noun)
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
a practical consequence that follows naturally
Difference between illation and corollary

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