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sequent

se·quent

UK/ˈsiːkwənt/ US/ˈsikwʌnt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

1.

in regular succession without gaps

  • “serial concerts”
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2.

following as an effect or result

  • “the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness”
  • “the ensuant response to his appeal”
  • “the resultant savings were considerable”
  • “the health of the plants and the resulting flowers”
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Origin

1550s; borrowed from Middle French sequent, from Old French sequent, itself borrowed from Latin sequentem, present participle of sequī (“to follow”).

Phrases

  • sequent calculus

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