consequent

noun

An event which follows another.

(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."

(mathematics) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

(geology) A consequent stream.

adjective

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

Of or pertaining to consequences.

(geology) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

Roots

sequorsequ- · Latin · follow

Synonyms for consequent

resultantadj sequentadj resultingv subsequentadj consequentialadj ensuingadj followingn successiveadj

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