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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
OTHER WORDS FROM consequent
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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
Word Origin for consequent
C15: from Latin consequēns following closely, from consequī to pursue
undefined consequent
See consequential
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