Consequent
WordNet
adjective
(1) Following as an effect or result
"The period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
"The ensuant response to his appeal"
"The resultant savings were considerable"
"The health of the plants and the resulting flowers"
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Etymology
From consequens, consequentis, present participle of consequi "to follow"; con- + sequi "to follow". Compare French conséquent.
Adjective
- Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
- Of or pertaining to consequences.
- His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
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.
- That which follows an antecedent.