consequent

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C0580700 (kŏn′sĭ-kwĕnt′, -kwənt)adj.1. a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife.b. Following as a logical conclusion.2. Logically correct or consistent.3. Geology Having a position or direction determined by the original form or slope of the earth's surface: a consequent river; a consequent valley.n.1. Logic The conclusion, as of a syllogism or a conditional sentence.2. The second term of a ratio.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnsequēns, cōnsequent-, present participle of cōnsequī, to follow closely : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sequī, to follow; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

consequent

(ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) adj1. following as an effect or result2. following as a logical conclusion or by rational argument3. (Physical Geography) (of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the stratan4. something that follows something else, esp as a result5. (Logic) logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence6. (Logic) 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 feet7. (Mathematics) an obsolete term for denominator¹[C15: from Latin consequēns following closely, from consequī to pursue]

con•se•quent

(ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt)

adj. 1. following as an effect or result; resulting (often fol. by on or to). 2. following as a logical conclusion. 3. following or progressing logically. n. 4. anything that follows upon something else, with or without a causal relationship. 5. the second member of a conditional proposition, as he was a great general in If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general. Compare antecedent (def. 6). 6. Math. a. the second term of a ratio. b. the second of two vectors in a dyad. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin consequent-, s. of consequēns, present participle of consequī to succeed. See consecution]

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consequent - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"accompanying, concomitant, ensuant, resultant, sequent, attendant, incidentalsubsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

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adjective following, resulting, subsequent, successive, ensuing, resultant, sequential The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all.

consequent

adjectiveConsistent with reason and intellect:intelligent, logical, rational, reasonable.

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consequent

1. (of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the strata 2. Logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence 3. 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 4. an obsolete term for denominator

consequent

[′kän·sə·kwənt] (geology) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing movements of the earth resulting from the external transfer of material in the process of gradation. (mathematics) The second term or denominator of a ratio. The second of the two statements in an implication. successor

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adj following

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adj consistent with reason and intellect

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adj following or accompanying as a consequence

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