5 definitions
for resultant
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F.
r['e]sultant.]
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or
following as a result or consequence.
[1913 Webster]
Resultant force or Resultant 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.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n.
That which results. Specifically:
(a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion.
(b) (Math.) An eliminant.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Eliminant \E*lim"i*nant\, n. (Math.)
The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous
equations of any degree; -- called also resultant.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
resultant
adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and
consequent need for military preparedness"; "the
ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings
were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the
resulting flowers" [syn: consequent, ensuant, resulting(a),
sequent]
n 1: the final point in a process [syn: end point]
2: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
radio" [syn: result, final result, outcome, termination]
3: a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn:
vector sum]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "resultant":
accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, afoot, by-product,
circumstantial, consequence, consequent, consequential, corollary,
current, derivation, derivational, derivative, development,
distillate, doing, effect, ensuing, event, eventuality,
eventuating, eventuation, final, following, fruit, going on,
happening, harvest, in hand, in the wind, incidental, issue,
legacy, logical outcome, occasional, occurring, offshoot,
offspring, on, on foot, ongoing, outcome, outgrowth, passing,
precipitate, prevailing, prevalent, product, result, resulting,
sequacious, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, sequential,
taking place, under way, upshot