sequent

American  

[see-kwuhnt] / ˈsi kwənt /

adjective

1. following; successive.

2. following logically or naturally; consequent.

3. characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.

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noun

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

sequent British  

/ ˈsiːkwənt /

adjective

1. following in order or succession

2. following as a result; consequent

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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

Other Word Forms

• nonsequent adjective
• sequently adverb
• unsequent adjective

Etymology

Origin of sequent

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

Example Sentences

But there is no indication that sub sequent crops on the same land are affected by the chemical dousing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bellow's sub sequent novel, Henderson the Rain King, rambled even more; and in Herzog the tension has snapped completely in a flood of good will.

From Time Magazine Archive

To have contrived such an elaborate allegory, so welded link by sequent link together, seems an exercise of logical patience to which Blake would hardly have submitted his passionate genius, his overstrained and wayward will.

From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Beneath the circle of the apostles, between the windows of the cupola, are represented the Christian virtues, as sequent upon the crucifixion of the flesh, and the spiritual ascension together with Christ.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John

In both Methods it is really the isolation of the connexion between antecedent and sequent that constitutes the proof.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William