sequent

[ see-kwuhnt ]

adjective

1. following; successive.
2. following logically or naturally; consequent.
3. characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.

noun

1. something that follows in order or as a result.

sequent

/ ˈsiːkwənt /

adjective

1. following in order or succession
2. following as a result; consequent

noun

1. something that follows; consequence
2. 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

Derived Forms

• ˈsequently, adverb

Other Words From

• sequent·ly adverb
• non·sequent adjective
• un·sequent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequent¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequent¹

C16: from Latin sequēns, from sequī to follow

Example Sentences

The land, that gave me birth, Is situate on the coast, where Po descends To rest in ocean with his sequent streams.

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The situation had suddenly grown too confused for words, or even sequent thoughts.

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The harmony, the unity of a mans life, compounded though that life be of sequent episodes, makes the artists intuition.

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I will now conclude by briefly summarizing these matters of general principle in the form of twelve sequent propositions.

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They may be pursued much in the same way, or by alternations in which each prior study favors the sequent one.

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