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antecedent noun

  /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/
  • (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
  • (logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
  • (math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
 antecedent
  • Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
 antecedent, voorafgaande
  • An ancestor.
 voorouder

antecedent adjective

  /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/
  • Earlier, either in time or in order.
 voorafgaand, vroeger

antecedence

precedentie
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