Meaning of RESULTANT
| Pronunciation: | | ri'zultunt
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- [n] a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
- [n] something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
- [n] the final point in a process
- [adj] following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers"
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| | Synonyms: | | consequent, end point, ensuant, final result, outcome, result, resulting(a), sequent, subsequent, termination, vector sum |
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| | See Also: | | aftermath, conclusion, consequence, deal, decision, degree, denouement, ending, finish, just deserts, level, poetic justice, point, separation, sequel, stage, subsequence, vector, worst | |
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\Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F.
r['e]sultant.]
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or
following as a result or consequence.
{Resultant force} or {motion} (Mech.), a force which is the
result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a
motion which is the result of two or more motions
combined. See {Composition of forces}, under
{Composition}.
\Re*sult"ant\, n.
That which results. Specifically:
(a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion.
(b) (Math.) An eliminant.
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. --Sylvester.
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