consequent
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sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt adjective
1.
following as an effect or result; resulting (often followed by on, upon, or to ): a fall in price consequent to a rise in production.
2.
following as a logical conclusion: a consequent law.
3.
following or progressing logically: consequent reasoning.
noun
4.
anything that follows upon something else, with or without a causal relationship.
5.
Logic. the second member of a conditional proposition, as “Caesar was a great general” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”
6.
Mathematics.
a.
the second term of a ratio.
b.
the second of two vectors in a dyad.
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| pertaining to time; enduring for a time only; temporary |
| not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: |
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consequent (ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | following as an effect or result |
| 2. | following as a logical conclusion or by rational argument |
| 3. | (of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the strata |
| —n | |
| 4. | something that follows something else, esp as a result |
| 5. | logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence |
| 6. | logic affirming the consequent the fallacy of inferring the antecedent of a conditional sentence, given the truth of the conditional and its consequent, as if John is six feet tall, he's more than five feet: he's more than five feet so he's six feet |
| 7. | an obsolete term for denominator |
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Word Origin & History
consequent
late 14c., in various senses now restricted to consequence, from Fr. conséquent, from L. consequentem (nom. consequens); see consequence. Meaning "an event which follows another" is from 1610s. Mathematical sense is from 1570. Related: Consequently (late 15c.).
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Example sentences
Nor will there be an attempt to avoid the proportions which are consequent.
The true test of its value is not the length and density of its expression, it is the consequent actions.
The consequent need for haste on the part of proponents of gun control plays into the hands of those who oppose it.
Dramatic restructuring by firms, heavy capital investment and consequent rises in productivity have reinvented manufacturing.
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