Consequent means happening as a direct result of an event or situation. The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all. happening as a result of a particular event or situation (present participle of consequi, from com- ( COM-) + sequi )
(kon-se-kwent) Consequent means to come after or follow logically from something else
The THEN portion of an IF-THEN rule The consequent is the conclusion that is true if the antecedent is true
When an association between two variables is defined, the second item (or right-hand side) is called the consequent For example, in the relationship "When a prospector buys a pick, he buys a shovel 14% of the time," "buys a shovel" is the consequent
Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions
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"