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consequent 1. (of a river) flowing in the direction of the original slope of the land or dip of the strata 2. Logic the resultant clause in a conditional sentence 3. affirming the consequent Logic 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 4. an obsolete term for denominator consequent [′kän·sə·kwənt] (geology) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing movements of the earth resulting from the external transfer of material in the process of gradation. (mathematics) The second term or denominator of a ratio. The second of the two statements in an implication. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Not content with the natural neglect into which Sight Recognition was falling, they began boldly to demand the legal prohibition of all "monopolizing and aristocratic Arts" and the consequent abolition of all endowments for the studies of Sight Recognition, Mathematics, and Feeling. And so it was that I, the modern, often entered into my dreaming, and in the consequent strange dual personality was both actor and spectator. The majority of the younger men envied him for just what was the most irksome factor in his love--the exalted position of Karenin, and the consequent publicity of their connection in society. |
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