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Webster 1913 Edition
Scholium
Scho′li-um
,Noun.
pl. L.
Scholia
(#)
, E. Scholiums
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]. See
School
.] 1.
A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian.
2.
A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a train of reasoning.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scholium
SCHO'LIUM
,Noun.
plu.
In mathematics, a remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration.
Definition 2024
scholium
scholium
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Noun
scholium (plural scholiums or scholia)
- a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary
- (mathematics) a note added to a proof as amplification