consequent
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.
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.
Origin of consequent
1Other words from consequent
- non·con·se·quent, adjective
Words that may be confused with consequent
- consequent , subsequent
Words Nearby consequent
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How to use consequent in a sentence
The introduction of smart assistants such as Alexa has pioneered a new era of voice search ubiquity and the consequent web accessibility.
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He explains the late departure of the ships for Nueva España, and the consequent mortality reported on one of them.
This is a very dark frame of mind, consequent on overwork and the conclusion of the excruciating Ebb Tide.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonI suffered so much from the consequent relaxation, that I never repeated the occasion.
For the first time the three seemed to be made aware of the approach of the Federals, and to show consequent alarm and haste.
No cause acts without a consequent effect; an effect is a sure sign of a preceding cause.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for consequent
/ (ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) /
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
something that follows something else, esp as a result
logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence
affirming the consequent logic the fallacy of inferring the antecedent of a conditional sentence, given the truth of the conditional and its consequent, as if John is six feet tall, he's more than five feet: he's more than five feet so he's six feet
an obsolete term for denominator (def. 1)
Origin of consequent
1consequent
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