sequent

[ see-kwuh nt ]
/ ˈsi kwənt /
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adjective

following; successive.
following logically or naturally; consequent.
characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.

noun

something that follows in order or as a result.

Origin of sequent

1550–60; < Latin sequent- (stem of sequēns, present participle of sequī to follow), equivalent to sequ- follow + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM sequent

se·quent·ly, adverb non·se·quent, adjective un·se·quent, adjective

Words nearby sequent

sequence, sequence ladder, sequence of tenses, sequencer, sequencing, sequent, sequential, sequential access, sequential analysis, sequential scanning, sequential-access

Words related to sequent

after, chronological, connected, constant, continuing, continuous, ensuing, following, increasing, later, logical, progressive, running, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive, understandable, uninterrupted

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British Dictionary definitions for sequent

sequent
/ (ˈsiːkwənt) /

adjective

following in order or succession
following as a result; consequent

noun

something that follows; consequence
logic a formal representation of an argument. The inference of A from A & B is written A & B ̃⊢ A. The sequent ̃⊢ A represents the derivation of A from no assumptions and thus indicates that A is a theorem

Derived forms of sequent

sequently, adverb

Word Origin for sequent

C16: from Latin sequēns, from sequī to follow