sequent

[see-kwuhnt]

se·quent

[see-kwuhnt]
adjective
1.
following; successive.
2.
following logically or naturally; consequent.
3.
characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.
noun
4.
something that follows in order or as a result.

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Sequent is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1550–60; < Latin sequent- (stem of sequēns, present participle of sequī to follow), equivalent to sequ- follow + -ent- -ent

se·quent·ly, adverb
non·se·quent, adjective
un·se·quent, adjective
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sequent (ˈsiːkwənt)
 
adj
1.  following in order or succession
2.  following as a result; consequent
 
n
3.  something that follows; consequence
4.  logic a formal representation of an argument. The inference of A from A & B is written A & B ̃⊢ A. The sequent ̃⊢ A represents the derivation of A from no assumptions and thus indicates that A is a theorem
 
[C16: from Latin sequēns, from sequī to follow]
 
'sequently
 
adv

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Sequent definition

company
A computer manufacturer.
Quarterly sales $109M, profits $7M (Aug 1994).
Sequent computers was acquired by IBM in 1999.
[History?]
(2003-10-21)

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