- (n.) That which follows or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect.
- (a.) Following as a result, inference or natural effect.
- (n.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.
- (n.) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion or inference.
- (a.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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