consequent

[kon-si-kwent, -kwuh nt] /ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt/
adjective
1.
following as an effect or result; resulting (often followed by on, upon, or to):
a fall in price consequent to a rise in production.
2.
following as a logical conclusion:
a consequent law.
3.
following or progressing logically:
consequent reasoning.
noun
4.
anything that follows upon something else, with or without a causal relationship.
5.
Logic. the second member of a conditional proposition, as “Caesar was a great general” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”.
6.
Mathematics.
  1. the second term of a ratio.
  2. the second of two vectors in a dyad.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English (noun) < Latin consequent- (stem of consequēns, present participle of consequī to follow closely). See con-, sequent
Related forms
nonconsequent, adjective
Can be confused
consequent, subsequent.
Examples from the web for consequent
  • First, the economy and consequent employment outlook for college graduates.
  • The true test of its value is not the length and density of its expression, it is the consequent actions.
  • The idea that debt is necessary for trade, and has to be forgiven, is consequent to the rise of a market economy.
  • The energy requirements, and consequent overheating, is my guess as to why they can only keep these mice aloft for a few hours.
  • Both have been discredited-the first by its failure, the second by its success and consequent exposure as ineffective.
  • The consequent separation of buyer, seller, and commodity made the commercial traveler with his sample case seem a necessity.
  • It also speaks about the connectivity, diversity and consequent creativity that comes from that environment.
  • However, the possibility of such a link was raised and consequent events have had major implications for public health.
  • The consequent change of government and drastic budgetary measures have been described well enough in any number of newspapers.
  • Nor will there be an attempt to avoid the proportions which are consequent.
British Dictionary definitions for consequent

consequent

/ˈkɒnsɪkwənt/
adjective
1.
following as an effect or result
2.
following as a logical conclusion or by rational argument
3.
(of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the strata
noun
4.
something that follows something else, esp as a result
5.
(logic) the resultant clause in a conditional sentence
6.
(logic) affirming the consequent, the fallacy of inferring the antecedent of a conditional sentence, given the truth of the conditional and its consequent, as if John is six feet tall, he's more than five feet: he's more than five feet so he's six feet
7.
an obsolete term for denominator (sense 1)
consequential
Word Origin
C15: from Latin consequēns following closely, from consequī to pursue
Word Origin and History for consequent
adj.

late 14c., in various senses now restricted to consequence, from Middle French conséquent "following, resulting," from Latin consequentem (nominative consequens); see consequence. Meaning "an event which follows another" is from 1610s. Mathematical sense is from 1560s. Related: Consequently.