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resultant

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resultant
Maths Physics a single vector that is the vector sum of two or more other vectors

resultant [ri′zəl·tənt]
(mathematics)
For a set of polynomial equations, a function of the coefficients which equals zero if the equations have at least one solution. Also known as eliminant.


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They do not recognize it as a power inherent in heroes and rulers, but as the resultant of a multiplicity of variously directed forces.
Ned, who was walking along in the darkness, clapped his open hand down on Tom's magazine he was carrying home to read again, and the resultant noise was a sharp crack.
Then he returned the dial to its place, set the pointer, and removed it again to note the resultant change in the position of the parts affected by the act.
 
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