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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.
scholia or scholiums. [L. scholion; Gr. from leisure, lucubration.]
In mathematics, a remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration.

Definition 2024


scholium

scholium

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Alternative forms

Noun

scholium (plural scholiums or scholia)

  1. a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary
  2. (mathematics) a note added to a proof as amplification