consequent
Plural: consequents
Adjective Satellite
- following or accompanying as a consequence
- "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
Adj
- Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
- Of or pertaining to consequences.
- Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
Noun
- The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
- An event which follows another.
- The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
- A consequent stream.
Examples
- His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
Synonyms
accompanying, attendant, concomitant, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent
Scrabble Score: 21
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