consequent
following as an effect or result; resulting (often followed by on, upon, or to): a fall in price consequent to a rise in production.
following as a logical conclusion: a consequent law.
following or progressing logically: consequent reasoning.
anything that follows upon something else, with or without a causal relationship.
Logic. the second member of a conditional proposition, as “Caesar was a great general” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”
Mathematics.
the second term of a ratio.
the second of two vectors in a dyad.
Origin of consequent
1Other words from consequent
- non·con·se·quent, adjective
Words that may be confused with consequent
- consequent , subsequent
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British Dictionary definitions for consequent
/ (ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) /
following as an effect or result
following as a logical conclusion or by rational argument
(of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the strata
something that follows something else, esp as a result
logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence
affirming the consequent logic 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
an obsolete term for denominator (def. 1)
Origin of consequent
1consequent
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