Consequent vs. Antecedent
Consequentadjective
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Consequentadjective
Of or pertaining to consequences.
Consequentnoun
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
Consequentnoun
An event which follows another.
Consequentnoun
(math) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
Consequentadjective
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Consequentadjective
Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions.
Consequentnoun
That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect.
Consequentnoun
That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference.
Consequentnoun
The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.
Consequentadjective
following as an effect or result;
Consequentadjective
following as a result or effect
Consequentadjective
logically consistent.
Consequentadjective
(of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the original slope of the land before erosion.
Consequentnoun
the second part of a conditional proposition, whose truth is stated to be implied by that of the antecedent.
Consequentnoun
the second or imitating voice or part in a canon.
Consequent
A consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows .
Antecedentadjective
Earlier, either in time or in order.
Antecedentadjective
Presumptive.
Antecedentnoun
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
Antecedentnoun
An ancestor.
Antecedentnoun
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Antecedentnoun
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
Antecedentnoun
(logic) The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
Antecedentnoun
(math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
Antecedentnoun
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Antecedentadjective
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
Antecedentadjective
Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
Antecedentnoun
That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
Antecedentnoun
One who precedes or goes in front.
Antecedentnoun
The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
Antecedentnoun
The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who.
Antecedentnoun
The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
Antecedentnoun
The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
Antecedentnoun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Antecedentnoun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Antecedentnoun
anything that precedes something similar in time;
Antecedentnoun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Antecedentadjective
preceding in time or order
Antecedentnoun
a thing that existed before or logically precedes another
Antecedentnoun
a person's ancestors or family and social background
Antecedentnoun
an earlier word, phrase, or clause to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers back.
Antecedentnoun
the statement contained in the ‘if’ clause of a conditional proposition.
Antecedentadjective
preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing
Antecedentadjective
denoting or counting as an antecedent.
