Automaticly listing definitions at the end of document

Question

I'm writing latex notes for mathematics. I use \newtheorem{definition}{Definition}[section] as an environement for definitions.

I would like to have a list of definitions at the end of the document, after a blank page. Not just the name, but the whole definition, plus the name, for each definition.

I have tried many things but I can't get it the way I want.

Thanks in advance for the help.

You can always make two copies using a savebox. An example MWE would have been useful. — John Kormylo, Oct 09 '22 at 15:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 09 '22 at 15:40

While it is possible to do this with an environment, it is far more complicated (see Render captions above figures with \caption below \includegraphics while using endfloat).

\documentclass{article}
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}[section]
\newsavebox{\definitions}
\newcommand{\mydefinition}[2]{\setbox0=\vbox{\begin{definition}{#1}
  #2
  \end{definition}}%
  \setbox1=\copy0
  \unvbox1
  \global\setbox\definitions=\vbox{\unvbox\definitions\unvbox0}}
\begin{document}
\section{In the beginning}
\mydefinition{Circle}{A regular polygon with an infinite number of sides.}
\mydefinition{Aristotle}{The third worst philosopher in Greek history.}
\section*{List of Definitions}
\unvbox\definitions
\end{document}

Automaticly listing definitions at the end of document

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