Sequent Definition

sēkwənt
adjective
Following in time or order; subsequent.
Webster's New World
Following as a result or effect; consequent.
Webster's New World

Recurring in succession or as a series; successive, consecutive.

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noun
Something that follows, esp. as a result; consequence.
Webster's New World

(logic) An element of a sequence, usually a sequence in which every entry is an axiom or can be inferred from previous elements.

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Other Word Forms of Sequent

Noun

Singular:
sequent
Plural:
sequents

Origin of Sequent

  • From Old French sequent, from Latin sequentem, present participle of sequi (“to follow").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sequēns sequent- present participle of sequī to follow sequence

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sequent Sentence Examples

  • It is possible to treat will as a permanent cause manifesting itself through a series of sequent changes, and obedient to the laws which govern the development of the personality of the single individual.

  • We can also speak of a counterexample to a semantic sequent.

  • For, thanks to that rule, " xFx | - Fa is a correct sequent.

  • Relocation entries must be saved if the output file is to become an input file in a sub- sequent ld run.

  • Such diverse organisms as brachiopods, ammonites, horses and rhinoceroses absolutely conform to this law in all those rare localities where we have been able to observe closely sequent stages.

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Words Starting With

SSESEQ

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With S and Ending With T

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With T