consecuente
Consecuente is a Spanish adjective with several related senses. In logic, it designates the second element of a conditional proposition, the part that follows from the antecedent. For example, in the statement “Si llueve, la calle se moja,” the clause “la calle se moja” is the consecuente. More broadly, consecuente identifies something that follows logically from a prior premise or action.
In general use, the term also means coherent, consistent, or aligned with a set of principles or
Etymology and related forms: consecuente comes from Latin consequentem, from con- “together, with” and sequi “to
Usage notes: The sense as “consequent” is common in formal and scientific writing, especially in logic and
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