The difference between Antecedent and Forerunner
When used as nouns, antecedent means any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing, whereas forerunner means a runner at the front or ahead.
Antecedent is also adjective with the meaning: earlier, either in time or in order.
check bellow for the other definitions of Antecedent and Forerunner
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Antecedent as an adjective:
Earlier, either in time or in order.
Examples:
"an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood"
"an antecedent cause"
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Antecedent as an adjective:
Presumptive.
Examples:
"an antecedent improbability"
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Antecedent as a noun:
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
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Antecedent as a noun:
An ancestor.
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Antecedent as a noun (grammar):
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
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Antecedent as a noun (logic):
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
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Antecedent as a noun (logic):
The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
Examples:
"rfex en"
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Antecedent as a noun (math):
The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
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Antecedent as a noun (mostly, in the plural):
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
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Forerunner as a noun:
A runner at the front or ahead.
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Forerunner as a noun (sport):
By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
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Forerunner as a noun:
A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
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Forerunner as a noun:
A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
Examples:
"Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics."
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Forerunner as a noun (philately):
A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.