Consequent

Consequent
Consequent Con"se*quent, n. 1. That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect. [1913 Webster]

They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]

2. (Logic) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference. [1913 Webster]

3. (Math.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent. [1913 Webster]


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  • conséquent — conséquent, ente [ kɔ̃sekɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1361; lat. consequens, de consequi « suivre » 1 ♦ Qui agit ou raisonne avec esprit de suite. ⇒ cohérent, 2. logique. Être conséquent avec ses principes, dans ses actions. 2 ♦ Vieilli CONSÉQUENT À... : qui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • conséquent — conséquent, ente 1. (kon sé kan, kan t ) adj. 1°   Qui suit ou qui se suit, c est à dire qui agit ou raisonne avec suite. Un esprit conséquent signifie un esprit juste qui raisonne bien. •   Tous les esprits sont conséquents, on le dit du moins,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Consequent — Con se*quent, a. [L. consequens, entis, p. pr. of consequi to follow; con + sequi to follow: cf. F. cons[ e]quent. See {Second}, and cf. {Consecution}.] 1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. [1913 Webster] The right was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • consequent — consequent, consequential 1. Consequent is used either attributively or with on or upon and means ‘resulting, following in time’, with an element of causation that is not present in the purely temporal word subsequent: • He does not mention the… …   Modern English usage

  • consequent — [kän′sikwent΄, kän′sikwənt] adj. [OFr < L consequens: see CONSEQUENCE] 1. following as a result; resulting 2. proceeding in logical sequence n. 1. anything that follows 2. Logic a) the second term of a conditional proposi …   English World dictionary

  • consequent — (adj.) late 14c., in various senses now restricted to consequence, from M.Fr. conséquent following, resulting, from L. consequentem (nom. consequens); see CONSEQUENCE (Cf. consequence). Meaning an event which follows another is from 1610s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Consequent — (v. lat. Consĕquens, folgend), 1) folgerecht; 2) fest in Grundsätzen, s. Consequenz …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Consequent — Consequent, folgerecht; Consequenz, Folgerichtigkeit, die mit den ausgesprochenen Grundsätzen übereinstimmende Handlungsweise; in der Logik ist C. der gezogene Schluß. Consequenzenmacherei, die Sucht, aus den Worten eines anderen mißtrauische… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • consequent — index conclusion (outcome), consecutive, consonant, derivative, development (outgrowth) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • conséquent — conséquent, e adj. Se dit pour important, considérable …   Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

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