scholium

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”).

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
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