antecedent

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Synonyms: antecedant, antecedence, antecede, antecedency, intercedent, antecedents, anteceded, antecedes, anteceding

Antonyms: antecedant, antecedence, antecede, antecedency, intercedent, antecedents, anteceded, antecedes, anteceding

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[earlier|Earlier]], either in [[time]] or in [[order]].
2. [[presumptive|Presumptive]].

Noun

1. Any thing that [[precede]]s another thing, especially the [[cause]] of the second thing.
2. An [[ancestor]].
3. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[word]], [[phrase]] or [[clause]] referred to by a [[pronoun]] or other [[pro-form]].
4. {{lb|en|logic}} The [[conditional]] part of a [[hypothetical]] [[proposition]], i.e. <math>p \rightarrow q</math>, where <math>p</math> is the antecedent, and <math>q</math> is the consequent.
5. {{lb|en|logic}} The first of two subsets of a [[sequent]], consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
6. {{lb|en|math}} The first [[term]] of a [[ratio]], i.e. the term ''a'' in the ratio ''a:b'', the other being the [[consequent]].
7. {{lb|en|mostly|in the plural}} Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

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