the 'if' part of a conditional; represented by p; aka hypothesis, given, problem; see consequent
The antecedent of a rule is its left-hand side, that is, the first argument to the #$implies connective with which the rule begins Intuitively, every rule states that if the antecedent is true, then the consequent must be true
anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who
(ann-te-see-dent) Antecedent means to come before or be logically prior to something else, usually an idea, statement or proposition
{i} something which precedes; noun phrase referred to by a personal pronoun (Grammar)