consequent

See also: conséquent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent,[1] from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Pronunciation

Adjective

consequent (not comparable)

  1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. [2]
    His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
    • 1957 October, “Prototype Tube Trains For London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 688:
      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.
    • 1963 July, “News and Comment: Roller bearings for freight stock”, in Modern Railways, pages 5–6:
      Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.
  2. Of or pertaining to consequences.
  3. (geology) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (3 c, 0 e)

Translations

Noun

consequent (plural consequents)

  1. (logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
  2. An event which follows another.
    • 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
      They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
  3. (mathematics) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
  4. (geology) A consequent stream.
    • 1899, Sydney Savory Buckman, “The Development of Rivers”, in Natural Science, page 275:
      Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more.

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “consequent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ “consequent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin cōnsequēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.səˈkʋɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧se‧quent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

consequent (not comparable)

  1. consequent, resulting
  2. logically consistent

Declension

Declension of consequent
uninflected consequent
inflected consequente
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial consequent
indefinite m./f. sing. consequente
n. sing. consequent
plural consequente
definite consequente
partitive consequents

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: konsêkuèn

German

Adjective

consequent (strong nominative masculine singular consequenter, comparative consequenter, superlative am consequentesten)

  1. Obsolete spelling of konsequent which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.

Declension

Positive forms of consequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist consequent sie ist consequent es ist consequent sie sind consequent
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative consequenter consequente consequentes consequente
genitive consequenten consequenter consequenten consequenter
dative consequentem consequenter consequentem consequenten
accusative consequenten consequente consequentes consequente
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der consequente die consequente das consequente die consequenten
genitive des consequenten der consequenten des consequenten der consequenten
dative dem consequenten der consequenten dem consequenten den consequenten
accusative den consequenten die consequente das consequente die consequenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein consequenter eine consequente ein consequentes (keine) consequenten
genitive eines consequenten einer consequenten eines consequenten (keiner) consequenten
dative einem consequenten einer consequenten einem consequenten (keinen) consequenten
accusative einen consequenten eine consequente ein consequentes (keine) consequenten
Comparative forms of consequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist consequenter sie ist consequenter es ist consequenter sie sind consequenter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative consequenterer consequentere consequenteres consequentere
genitive consequenteren consequenterer consequenteren consequenterer
dative consequenterem consequenterer consequenterem consequenteren
accusative consequenteren consequentere consequenteres consequentere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der consequentere die consequentere das consequentere die consequenteren
genitive des consequenteren der consequenteren des consequenteren der consequenteren
dative dem consequenteren der consequenteren dem consequenteren den consequenteren
accusative den consequenteren die consequentere das consequentere die consequenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein consequenterer eine consequentere ein consequenteres (keine) consequenteren
genitive eines consequenteren einer consequenteren eines consequenteren (keiner) consequenteren
dative einem consequenteren einer consequenteren einem consequenteren (keinen) consequenteren
accusative einen consequenteren eine consequentere ein consequenteres (keine) consequenteren
Superlative forms of consequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am consequentesten sie ist am consequentesten es ist am consequentesten sie sind am consequentesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative consequentester consequenteste consequentestes consequenteste
genitive consequentesten consequentester consequentesten consequentester
dative consequentestem consequentester consequentestem consequentesten
accusative consequentesten consequenteste consequentestes consequenteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der consequenteste die consequenteste das consequenteste die consequentesten
genitive des consequentesten der consequentesten des consequentesten der consequentesten
dative dem consequentesten der consequentesten dem consequentesten den consequentesten
accusative den consequentesten die consequenteste das consequenteste die consequentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein consequentester eine consequenteste ein consequentestes (keine) consequentesten
genitive eines consequentesten einer consequentesten eines consequentesten (keiner) consequentesten
dative einem consequentesten einer consequentesten einem consequentesten (keinen) consequentesten
accusative einen consequentesten eine consequenteste ein consequentestes (keine) consequentesten
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