adjective
- following; successive.
- following logically or naturally; consequent.
- characterized by continuous succession; consecutive.
noun
- something that follows in order or as a result.
adjective
- following in order or succession
- following as a result; consequent
noun
- something that follows; consequence
- logic a formal representation of an argument. The inference of A from A & B is written A & B ̃⊢ A. The sequent ̃⊢ A represents the derivation of A from no assumptions and thus indicates that A is a theorem
adj.1550s, “following,” from Old French sequent “following, subsequent,” from Latin sequentem (nominative sequens) “next, following,” present participle of sequi “to follow” (see sequel). As a noun from 1580s.