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resultant
CIDE DICTIONARY
resultant, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. résultant.].
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. [1913 Webster]
resultant, n.
That which results. [1913 Webster]
"The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n variables is that function of their coefficients which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the possibility of their existence." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
resultant, adj. & n.
--adj. resulting, esp. as the total outcome of more or less opposed forces.
--n. Math. a force etc. equivalent to two or more acting in different directions at the same point.
--adj. resulting, esp. as the total outcome of more or less opposed forces.
--n. Math. a force etc. equivalent to two or more acting in different directions at the same point.
THESAURUS
resultant
accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, afoot, by-product, circumstantial, consequence, consequent, consequential, corollary, current, derivation, derivational, derivative, development, distillate, doing, effect, ensuing, event, eventuality, eventuating, eventuation, final, following, fruit, going on, happening, harvest, in hand, in the wind, incidental, issue, legacy, logical outcome, occasional, occurring, offshoot, offspring, on, on foot, ongoing, outcome, outgrowth, passing, precipitate, prevailing, prevalent, product, result, resulting, sequacious, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, sequential, taking place, under way, upshotROGET THESAURUS
resultant
Combination
N combination, mixture, junction, union, unification, synthesis, incorporation, amalgamation, embodiment, coalescence, crasis, fusion, blending, absorption, centralization, alloy, compound, amalgam, composition, tertium quid, resultant, impregnation, combined, impregnated with, ingrained, imbued inoculated.Effect
N effect, consequence, aftergrowth, aftercome, derivative, derivation, result, resultant, resultance, upshot, issue, denouement, end, development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud, production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance, creature, creation, offspring, offshoot, firstfruits, firstlings, heredity, telegony, premices premises, owing to, resulting from, derivable from, due to, caused by, dependent upon, derived from, evolved from, derivative, hereditary, telegonous, of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently, as a consequence, in consequence, through, all along of, necessarily, eventually, cela va sans dire, thereby hangs a tale.For further exploring for "resultant" in Webster Dictionary Online