Thesaurus: resultant

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1. a. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
2. n. That which results.
3. n. A reultant force or motion.
4. n. An eliminant.
5. adj. occurring with or following as a consequence
6. n. the final point in a process
7. n. something that results
8. n. a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
9. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. Resultant force or motion (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition. That which results. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion. (b) (Math.) An eliminant. The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n variables is that function of their coefficients which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the possibility of their existence. Sylvester.
10. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or followingas a result or consequence. Resultant force or motion (Mech.), aforce which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, ora motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. SeeComposition of forces, under Composition.
11. j:100 n. the final point in a process