resultant
/ri'zʌltənt/
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Definition
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.
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
- 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
- a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
- something that results
- he listened for the results on the radio
- the final point in a process