resultierenden

Resultierenden is a German attributive adjective form derived from the verb resultieren, meaning to result or to follow as a consequence. It is the plural ending used when the adjective modifies a plural noun, typically after definite determiners or possessive pronouns, for example: die resultierenden Folgen, meine resultierenden Ergebnisse, den resultierenden Faktoren. The base participle resultierend serves as the stem, and the ending -en signals the plural weak declension in contexts with a determiner.

Grammatically, resultierend is a present participle used as an adjective. In plural, the commonly encountered form is resultierenden after determiners such as die, meine, seine, jene, etc. In the absence of a determiner, the strong plural ending would be resultierende, as in gute oder resultierende Ergebnisse. The singular forms include das resultierende Ergebnis (neuter) or der resultierende Faktor (masculine), illustrating how the participle inflects across genders and cases.

In usage, resultierend is common in scientific, technical, and analytical writing. It describes outcomes, consequences, or effects that arise from a process or set of conditions. Examples include: resultierende Ergebnisse (resulting results), resultierende Folgen (resulting consequences), and resultierende Größen (resulting quantities). The term emphasizes causality and the logical sequence from inputs to outputs, and it can be preferred for precision over more general adjectives like "folgend" or "ausgehend."

Etymologically, resultierend is formed from resultieren with the adjectival suffix -end, linking it to other German participles used as adjectives. It remains a descriptive term rather than a fixed concept; its exact nuance depends on the surrounding noun and the technical field.