consequent

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ / /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ / /ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
“His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.”
“The advantages are a saving in weight of about one ton, with consequent reduction in energy consumption; a saving in paint (of some three to four cwt. per car), with a corresponding economy on subsequent overhauls; and lower cleaning costs.”
Of or pertaining to consequences.
Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

noun

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: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.”