sequent
Plural: sequents
Adjective Satellite
- in regular succession without gaps
- following or accompanying as a consequence
- "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
Adj
- That comes after in time or order; subsequent.
- That follows on as a result, conclusion etc.; consequent to, on, upon.
- Recurring in succession or as a series; successive, consecutive.
Noun
- Something that follows as a result or in a series.
- Something that follows in a given sequence.
- A disjunctive set of logical formulae which is partitioned into two subsets; the first subset, called the antecedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as false, and the second subset, called the succedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as true. (The set is written without set brackets and the separation between the two subsets is denoted by a turnstile symbol, which may be read "give(s)".)
- A follower.
- A sequential calculus
Examples
- Each high-scoring word was a SEQUENT to his careful planning and tile management in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
1550s; borrowed from Middle French sequent, from Old French sequent, itself borrowed from Latin sequentem, present participle of sequī (“to follow”).
Synonyms
accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consecutive, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequential, serial, successive
Scrabble Score: 16
sequent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsequent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sequent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary