Antecedent

The antecedent [ antəˈʦeːdɛns ] or the antecedent [ antəʦeˈdɛnʦ ] ( Latin antecedens "the preceding", "cause") stands for:

• Antecedent , reason, requirement, cause, condition of an event or decision (rarely) as opposed to consequence , see causality
• Antecedence (geology) , a river is forced to cut into it by the sustained uplift of a ridge running perpendicular to the direction of flow
• Antecedent (grammar) , that which a pronoun refers to
• Antecedent (logic) , condition part (“if” part) of an implication

See also

Wiktionary: Antezedens  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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