consequent
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Synonyms: consequence, obsequent, inconsequent, insequent, consequents
Antonyms: consequence, obsequent, inconsequent, insequent, consequents
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Adjective
- Following as a [[result]], [[inference]], or natural effect. <ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
- Of or pertaining to [[consequence]]s.
- {{lb|en|geology}} Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
Noun
- {{lb|en|logic}} The second half of a [[hypothetical]] [[proposition]]; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
- An event which follows another.
- {{lb|en|math}} The second [[term]] of a [[ratio]], i.e. the term ''b'' in the ratio ''a:b'', the other being the [[antecedent]].
- {{lb|en|geology}} A consequent stream.
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