resultant

[ri-zuhl-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.

Origin of resultant

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

Related formsre·sult·ant·ly, adverb

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Related Words for resultant

sequence, result, spin-off, event, end, response, repercussion, backwash, precipitate, issue, conclusion, development, sequel, upshot, corollary, fruit, aftermath, harvest, backlash, flak

Examples from the Web for resultant

Contemporary Examples of resultant

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
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
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
Could modern human DNA contamination affect the resultant radiocarbon date?
Incontrovertible Evidence Proves the First Americans Came From Asia
Doug Peacock
March 27, 2014
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

Historical Examples of resultant

All progress, large or small, is the resultant of many forces.
The Call of the Twentieth Century
David Starr Jordan
Observations can show us only the resultant of these two motions.
Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works
Edward Singleton Holden
It is for reasoning to separate this resultant into its two components.
Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works
Edward Singleton Holden
During the resultant silence, Anna distinctly heard her own heart beating.
Rope
Holworthy Hall
And we'll take the resultant Kedy and make nine duplicates of him.
Masters of Space
Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for resultant

resultant

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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Word Origin and History for resultant

early 15c., from French résultant and directly from Medieval Latin resultantem (nominative resultans), present participle of resultare (see result (v.)).

adj.

1630s, from resultant (adj.) and from Medieval Latin resultantem (nominative resultans), present participle of resultare (see result (v.)).

resultant in Science

resultant

[rĭ-zŭl′tənt]

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