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adj
That comes after in time or order; subsequent.
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Usage: obsolete
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adj
That follows on as a result, conclusion etc.; consequent to, on, upon.
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Usage: archaic
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adj
Recurring in succession or as a series; successive, consecutive.
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noun
Something that follows in a given sequence.
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noun
A disjunctive set of logical formulae which is partitioned into two subsets; the first subset, called the antecedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as false, and the second subset, called the succedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as true. (The set is written without set brackets and the separation between the two subsets is denoted by a turnstile symbol, which may be read "give(s)".)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A follower.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
A sequential calculus
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective satellite
following or accompanying as a consequence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant
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adjective satellite
in regular succession without gaps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: consecutive, sequential, serial, successive
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History
1550s; borrowed from Middle French sequent, from Old French sequent, itself borrowed from Latin sequentem, present participle of sequī (“to follow”).
Across languages
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