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sequent

[ see-kwuhnt ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. something that follows in order or as a result.

sequent

/ ˈːəԳ /

adjective

  1. following in order or succession
  2. following as a result; consequent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that follows; consequence
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • qܱԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·qܱԳ adjective
  • ܲ·qܱԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sequent1

1550–60; < Latin sequent- (stem of ŧԲ, present participle of ī to follow), equivalent to sequ- follow + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sequent1

C16: from Latin ŧԲ, from ī to follow
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Mr. Baron Cohen previously called Mr. Trump an “existential threat to democracy” and cited that as his reason for making a “Borat” sequent after more than a decade and a half.

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The most damage caused by the threat of malpractice suits is the con­sequent practice of defensive medicine.

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No matter what investment strategy you choose, orient your thinking to consider "your portfolio as a sequent of spending over retirement," Finke says.

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For property, or at least possession and appropriation, is the dominant idea, with its collateral and sequent principles.

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Then if I storm, what word breaks sequent stillness?

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