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

We come therefore at last to consider the connexion between the first sequent and the first antecedent, or the first cause.

From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip

As, perhaps, appropriate sequent to our fanciful views, we next present something which was not born in our own brain, and which may or may not be statement of ancient facts.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

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