8. consequent the second of two vectors in a dyad.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L consequent-, s. of consequēns, prp. of consequī to succeed. See consecution)
Definition of 'consequent'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent following or accompanying as a consequence "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
3. (noun)consequent that which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or naturaleffect
4. (noun)consequent that which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference
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