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Following vs Consequent - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between following and consequent

is that following is coming next, either in sequence or in time while consequent is following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

As nouns the difference between following and consequent

is that following is a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage while consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q..

As a preposition following

is after, subsequent to.

following

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
  • * 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross), Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1 , pp.284-5
    • Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
  • About to be specified.
  • (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

    • Usage notes

    (Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the following two remarks'' instead of ''the two following remarks .

    Antonyms

    * abovementioned * aforementioned * aforesaid

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • After, subsequent to.
    • Following the meeting, we all had a chat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
    • He had a loyal following .
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  • Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the .
    • The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
  • Vocation; business; profession.

    • Statistics

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    consequent

    English

    (wikipedia consequent)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
    • His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
  • Of or pertaining to consequences.

    • Coordinate terms

    * antecedent

    Related terms

    * consequence * subsequent

    References

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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
    • They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
  • (math) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b'' in the ratio ''a:b , the other being the antecedent.

    • Holonyms

    * conditional * See

    Coordinate terms

    * antecedent