resultant

[ ri-zuhl-tnt ]

adjective

1. that results; following as a result or consequence.
2. resulting from the combination of two or more agents:

   a resultant force.

noun

1. Mathematics, Physics. vector sum.
2. Mathematics. a determinant the entries of which are the coefficients of each of two polynomials in a specified arrangement and the value of which determines whether the polynomials have a common factor.
3. something that results.

resultant

/ rɪˈzʌltənt /

adjective

1. that results; resulting

noun

1. maths physics a single vector that is the vector sum of two or more other vectors

resultant

/ rĭ-zŭl′tənt /

1. A single vector that is the equivalent of a set of vectors.

Other Words From

• re·sultant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of resultant¹

1400–50; late Middle English: sum, noun use of Latin resultant- (stem of resultāns ), present participle of resultāre. See result, -ant

Example Sentences

At the same time as William Vogt, the prophet, was sounding the alarm on overpopulation and what he saw as the resultant famine, there was another scientist whose discoveries would lead to a dramatic growth of the global population.

From Freakonomics

The resultant vapor cloud explosion completely demolished the entire facility.

From Washington Post

The resultant model will then serve more of those ads to women.

From MIT Technology Review

If the resultant model had terrible accuracy, this would suggest that self-reported pain is rather arbitrary.

From MIT Technology Review

As of last year, overcrowding has led to increased use of force against inmates and a resultant loss of luxury.

From Ozy

Muehl was of course the authority figure, with all resultant perks.

From The Daily Beast

Further, the contagion effect of suicide and the resultant attention to it is a well-documented phenomenon.

From The Daily Beast

The resultant pop culture is as morbid and contagious as the epidemics they depict.

From The Daily Beast

Could modern human DNA contamination affect the resultant radiocarbon date?

From The Daily Beast

The resultant interview is the longest he has ever granted to any publication.

From The Daily Beast

When the resultant pressure is not vertical on the piers these must be constructed to meet the inclined pressure.

From Project Gutenberg

It would give us time to watch Doria and see what direction the resultant of the forces now tearing her soul would take.

From Project Gutenberg

The resultant national policy is the most selfish, but the most formidable in the world of nations.

From Project Gutenberg

The movements so far described, and the resultant fighting, may be styled the first stage of the battle.

From Project Gutenberg

We must prove that the resultant accounts for all the forces in operation at the time.

From Project Gutenberg