Look up: Antecedent

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   antecedent
   [adj] - preceding in time or order 2. [n] - anything that precedes something similar in time 3. [n] - a preceding occurrence or cause or event 4. [n] - the referent of an anaphor
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   antecedent
   the word or phrase to which a later word or phrase (e.g. an anaphor ) refers.
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   antecedent
   the IF portion of an IF-THEN rule.The antecedent(condition)must be satisfied for the consequent(conclusion)to be true Category: Statistics • a word or phrase referred back to by a subsequent word,usually a pronoun Category: Language and literature
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   Antecedent
   An`te·ced'ent adjective [ Latin antecedens , -entis , present participle of antecedere : confer French antécédent .] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. 2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
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   Antecedent
   An`te·ced'ent noun [ Confer French antécédent .] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. « The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents . Max Miller. » 2. One who precedes or goes in front. [ Obsolete] « My antecedent , or my gentleman usher. Massinger. � ...
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   antecedent
   Existing or occurring before in time or order often with consequential effects. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   antecedent
   adjective preceding in time or order
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   antecedent
   noun a preceding occurrence or cause or event
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   antecedent
   noun the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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    antecedent
    forerunner noun anything that precedes something similar in time; `phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience`
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    Antecedent
    An `antecedent` is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word. *Antecedent moisture is a `hydrologic` term describing the relative wetness condition of a sewershed. *In `logic`, an antecedent is the first half of a hypothetical proposition. *In `grammar`, an antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers. *A `musical` phrase (music) may be an antecedent or consequent phrase. *In `criminal cases`, antecedents are the life history and p...
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    antecedent
    (an″tә-se´dәnt) a precursor. plasma thromboplastin antecedent(PTA) factor XI.
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    Antecedent
    • (a.) Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. • (n.) The earlier events of one`s life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. • (n.) One who precedes or goes in front. • (n.) That which goes before in time; that which precedes. • (n.) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the ear...
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    antecedent
    (from the article `applied logic`) A simple conditional, or `if,` statement asserts a strictly formal relationship between antecedent (`if` clause) and consequent (`then` clause): `If ... ...not- or ` or as `not both; and not-.` The symbol ` is known as the (material) implica...
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    antecedent
    existing or occurring before in time or order often with consequential effects.
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    antecedent
    A precursor. [L. antecedo, to go before]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45
    
    
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    Antecedent
    In a sentence of the form A ? B ('if A then B'), the constituent sentences A and B are called antecedent and consequent respectively. Or the same terminology may be applied to propositions expressed by these sentences. -- A. C.
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