resultant

[ ri-zuhl-tnt ]

/ rɪˈzʌl tnt /

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adjective

that results; following as a result or consequence.

resulting from the combination of two or more agents: a resultant force.

noun

Mathematics, Physics. vector sum.

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.

something that results.

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Origin of resultant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM resultant

re·sult·ant·ly, adverb

Words nearby resultant

restructure, rest stop, restump, resubmit, result, resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption, resumptive

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How to use resultant in a sentence

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.
Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (Ep. 346 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 29, 2021|Freakonomics
The resultant vapor cloud explosion completely demolished the entire facility.
Engineers raise alarms over the risk of major explosions at LNG plants|Will Englund|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
The resultant model will then serve more of those ads to women.
How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation|Karen Hao|March 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review
If the resultant model had terrible accuracy, this would suggest that self-reported pain is rather arbitrary.
AI could make healthcare fairer—by helping us believe what patients say|Karen Hao|January 22, 2021|MIT Technology Review

As of last year, overcrowding has led to increased use of force against inmates and a resultant loss of luxury.
The Best Places to Be Locked Up If You Love Luxury|Eugene Robinson|October 7, 2020|Ozy
Muehl was of course the authority figure, with all resultant perks.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Further, the contagion effect of suicide and the resultant attention to it is a well-documented phenomenon.
'Genie, You're Free': Suicide Is Not Liberation|Russell Saunders|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resultant pop culture is as morbid and contagious as the epidemics they depict.
Ebola Rages in West Africa, Reigniting Humanity’s Oldest Fear: The Plague|Scott Bixby|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Could modern human DNA contamination affect the resultant radiocarbon date?
Incontrovertible Evidence Proves the First Americans Came From Asia|Doug Peacock|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resultant interview is the longest he has ever granted to any publication.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the resultant pressure is not vertical on the piers these must be constructed to meet the inclined pressure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It would give us time to watch Doria and see what direction the resultant of the forces now tearing her soul would take.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
The resultant national policy is the most selfish, but the most formidable in the world of nations.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various
The movements so far described, and the resultant fighting, may be styled the first stage of the battle.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
We must prove that the resultant accounts for all the forces in operation at the time.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen

British Dictionary definitions for resultant

resultant

/ (rɪˈzʌltənt) /

adjective

that results; resulting

noun

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

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Scientific definitions for resultant

resultant

[ rĭ-zŭl′tənt ]

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

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