consequent

[ kon-si-kwent, -kwuhnt ]

/ ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt /

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adjective

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.

noun

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.

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Origin of consequent

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) <Latin consequent- (stem of consequēns, present participle of consequī to follow closely). See con-, sequent

OTHER WORDS FROM consequent

non·con·se·quent, adjective

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How to use consequent in a sentence

Then there is the grand premiere and the consequent climb to the top of the Twitterverse.
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He explains the late departure of the ships for Nueva España, and the consequent mortality reported on one of them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
This is a very dark frame of mind, consequent on overwork and the conclusion of the excruciating Ebb Tide.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I suffered so much from the consequent relaxation, that I never repeated the occasion.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney

For the first time the three seemed to be made aware of the approach of the Federals, and to show consequent alarm and haste.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
No cause acts without a consequent effect; an effect is a sure sign of a preceding cause.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for consequent

consequent

/ (ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) /

adjective

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

noun

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)

Word Origin for consequent

C15: from Latin consequēns following closely, from consequī to pursue

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