sequent

[ see-kwuhnt ]

/ ˈsi kwənt /

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adjective

following; successive.

following logically or naturally; consequent.

characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.

noun

something that follows in order or as a result.

Origin of sequent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sequent

se·quent·ly, adverbnon·se·quent, adjectiveun·se·quent, adjective

Words nearby sequent

sequence, sequence ladder, sequence of tenses, sequencer, sequencing, sequent, sequential, sequential-access, sequential analysis, sequentially compact set, sequential scanning

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Example sentences from the Web for sequent

A mighty array of evidence it certainly is, and such as appears at first sight to compel our assent to the sequent claimed for it.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse
They may be pursued much in the same way, or by alternations in which each prior study favors the sequent one.
College Teaching|Paul Klapper
The theory of evolution is thus primarily the history of an order of sequent facts and relations.
On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley
He never wove these memories into a sequent romance, though in later time he thought of so doing.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. Sharp

None the less, when viewed in their dynamical relation, the latter must be regarded as sequent upon the former.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

British Dictionary definitions for sequent

sequent

/ (ˈsiːkwənt) /

adjective

following in order or succession

following as a result; consequent

noun

something that follows; consequence

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

Derived forms of sequent

sequently, adverb

Word Origin for sequent

C16: from Latin sequēns, from sequī to follow

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单词	sequent
释义	sequent [ see-kwuhnt ] / ˈsi kwənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sequent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective following; successive. following logically or naturally; consequent. characterized by continuous succession; consecutive. noun something that follows in order or as a result. Origin of sequent 1550–60; <Latin sequent- (stem of sequēns, present participle of sequī to follow), equivalent to sequ- follow + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM sequent se·quent·ly, adverbnon·se·quent, adjectiveun·se·quent, adjective Words nearby sequent sequence, sequence ladder, sequence of tenses, sequencer, sequencing, sequent, sequential, sequential-access, sequential analysis, sequentially compact set, sequential scanning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sequent A mighty array of evidence it certainly is, and such as appears at first sight to compel our assent to the sequent claimed for it. Omphalos\|Philip Henry Gosse They may be pursued much in the same way, or by alternations in which each prior study favors the sequent one. College Teaching\|Paul Klapper The theory of evolution is thus primarily the history of an order of sequent facts and relations. On the Ethics of Naturalism\|William Ritchie Sorley He never wove these memories into a sequent romance, though in later time he thought of so doing. William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)\|Elizabeth A. Sharp None the less, when viewed in their dynamical relation, the latter must be regarded as sequent upon the former. A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'\|Norman Kemp Smith British Dictionary definitions for sequent sequent / (ˈsiːkwənt) / adjective following in order or succession following as a result; consequent noun something that follows; consequence 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 Derived forms of sequent sequently, adverb Word Origin for sequent C16: from Latin sequēns, from sequī to follow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sequent after, chronological, connected, constant, continuing, continuous, ensuing, following, in turn, increasing, later, logical, progressive, running, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive, understandable
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sequent

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noun

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adjective

noun

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