consequent
adjEtymology
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
- derived from consequens
- borrowed from conséquent
Definitions
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
- His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
Of or pertaining to consequences.
Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
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The second half of a hypothetical proposition
The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
An event which follows another.
- They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a
The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
A consequent stream.
- Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at consequent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at consequent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at consequent
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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