consequent

  1. Adjective.  Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
  2. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to consequences.
  3. Noun.  (logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q.".
  4. Noun.  An event which follows another.
  5. Noun.  That which follows an antecedent.

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