Consequent vs Impact - What's the difference?
consequent | impact |
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Of or pertaining to consequences.
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
An event which follows another.
* Sir J. Davies
(math) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b'' in the ratio ''a:b , the other being the antecedent.
The striking of one body against another; collision.
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
(chiefly, medicine) A forced impinging.
A significant or strong influence; an effect.
To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.
(proscribed) To influence; to affect; to have an on.
To collide or strike.
As nouns the difference between consequent and impact
is that consequent is the second term in various semantic or logical relationship where the first term is called the while impact is the striking of one body against another; collision.As an adjective consequent
is acting]] or [[operate|operating in a consistent or logical manner; coherent.As a verb impact is
to compress; to compact; to press or pack together.consequent
English
(wikipedia consequent)Adjective
(-)- His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
Coordinate terms
* antecedentReferences
*Noun
(en noun)- They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
Holonyms
* conditional * SeeCoordinate terms
* antecedentimpact
English
Noun
(en noun)- The hatchet cut the wood on impact .
- His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact , which caused numbness in his leg.
- His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
- Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "impact": social, political, physical, positive, negative, good, bad, beneficial, harmful, significant, great, important, strong, big, small, real, huge, likely, actual, potential, devastating, disastrous, true, primary. * The adposition generally used with "impact" is "on" (such as in last example in section above) * There are English speakers who are so ). In defensive editing, the solution is to replace the figurative noun sense with effect'' and the verb sense with ''affect , which nearly always produces an acceptable result. (Rarely, a phrase such as "the impact of late effects" is better stetted to avoid "the effect of [...] effects".)Derived terms
* impactful * impactive * impact statement * Western impactVerb
(en verb)- If fecal incontinence is caused by impacted stool in the rectum, the impaction must be removed.
- ''I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
- When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.