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| con·se·quent [ kónssəkwənt ] |
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1. following as result: following as a result or effect
  weeks of rain and the consequent flooding
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2. logic as logical conclusion: following as a logical conclusion
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noun (plural con·se·quents) |
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1. logic result of something: something that follows as a result
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2. logic second half of conditional sentence: the part of a conditional sentence that expresses the result and is the q clause in a proposition of the form "if p then q"
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3. mathematics second term of ratio: the second term in a mathematical ratio
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin consequent-, present participle of consequi "follow along with" < sequi "follow"] |
