antecedent.
Earlier, either in time or in order.
Meaning & usage
Earlier, either in time or in order.
an antecedent cause
an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood
Presumptive.
an antecedent improbability
Where this word comes from
From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”).
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”).
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