resultant

[ ri-zuhl-tnt ]

/ rɪˈzʌl tnt /

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adjective

that results; following as a result or consequence.

resulting from the combination of two or more agents: a resultant force.

noun

Mathematics, Physics. vector sum.

Mathematics. a determinant the entries of which are the coefficients of each of two polynomials in a specified arrangement and the value of which determines whether the polynomials have a common factor.

something that results.

Origin of resultant

1400–50; late Middle English: sum, noun use of Latin resultant- (stem of resultāns), present participle of resultāre. See result, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM resultant

re·sult·ant·ly, adverb

Words nearby resultant

restrike, restructure, restump, resubmit, result, resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption, resumptive

Example sentences from the Web for resultant

Muehl was of course the authority figure, with all resultant perks.

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Further, the contagion effect of suicide and the resultant attention to it is a well-documented phenomenon.

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The resultant pop culture is as morbid and contagious as the epidemics they depict.

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Could modern human DNA contamination affect the resultant radiocarbon date?

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The resultant interview is the longest he has ever granted to any publication.

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How can that which is purely a resultant of a combination of elements remain when its basis is gone?

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik
Camelia felt the resultant ardor hovering during all their constant companionship, but she evaded it.

The Confounding of Camelia |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
As the resultant applause was terminating, Mrs. Rochester observed Colonel Grayson wiping his eyes.

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The long axes of these dunes extend in the resultant direction of sand movement.

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And we'll take the resultant Kedy and make nine duplicates of him.

Masters of Space |Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for resultant

resultant

/ (rɪˈzʌltənt) /

adjective

that results; resulting

noun

maths physics a single vector that is the vector sum of two or more other vectors

Scientific definitions for resultant

resultant

[ rĭ-zŭl′tənt ]

A single vector that is the equivalent of a set of vectors.

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