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sequent

se·quent [ skwənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. consequent: following as a consequence or result ( formal )

2. following: following one after another ( formal or archaic )



noun  (plural se·quents)
Definition:
 
1. consequence: a consequence or result ( formal )

2. logic formal logical representation: in logic, a formal representation of an argument showing that an element is a theorem

[Mid-16th century. < Latin sequent- (see sequence)]

se·quent·ly adverb
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