Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Following as a direct outcome or effect: Describes something that occurs as a logical or natural consequence of a preceding action or condition.
   • Acting in combination to produce an effect: In physics and mathematics, describes a single force or vector representing the combined effect of two or more forces or vectors.

2. Noun:

   • Something that results; an outcome or consequence: The final product, effect, or conclusion of a process, action, or situation.
   • A vector representing the sum of other vectors: In mathematics and physics, a single vector whose effect is equivalent to the combined effect of two or more given vectors.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company's poor planning and the resultant financial losses forced it to close.
  • The resultant vector points in a different direction than either of the original forces.
• Noun:
  • The resultant of the election was a surprise to everyone.
  • To find the resultant of the two forces, you must use vector addition.

Advanced Usage

• "Resultant of": Used to specify the source or cause of the outcome.
  • The resultant of the merger was a much larger, more powerful corporation.
• In technical contexts (physics, engineering), "resultant" is often used precisely to mean the net effect.
  • Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting on the object.

Variants and Related Words

• Result (n/v): The outcome itself; to occur as a consequence.
  • The result was better than expected.
• Resultantly (adv., less common): As a result; consequently.
  • The policy failed, and resultantly, public trust declined.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Consequent, ensuing, attendant, consequential.
• Noun: Outcome, consequence, effect, upshot, product.

Antonyms

• Adjective/Noun (for the 'cause' sense): Causal, initial, original.
• Noun (for 'outcome'): Cause, origin, source.

Related Phrases

• Resultant force/physics: The single force which represents the vector sum of all forces acting on a body.
  • The object moves in the direction of the resultant force.
• Logical resultant: The necessary conclusion from a set of premises.
  • The logical resultant of his argument was impossible to deny.

Adjective

1. following or accompanying as a consequence
   • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
   • snags incidental to the changeover in management
   • attendant circumstances
   • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
   • the ensuant response to his appeal
   • the resultant savings were considerable

Noun

1. a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
2. something that results
   • he listened for the results on the radio
3. the final point in a process