The difference between Conditional and Consequent

When used as nouns, conditional means a conditional sentence, whereas consequent means the second half of a hypothetical proposition.

When used as adjectives, conditional means limited by a condition, whereas consequent means following as a result, inference, or natural effect.


check bellow for the other definitions of Conditional and Consequent

  1. Conditional as a noun (grammar):

    A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

  2. Conditional as a noun (grammar):

    The conditional mood.

  3. Conditional as a noun (logic):

    A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

    Examples:

    "A implies B" is a conditional."

  4. Conditional as a noun (programming):

    An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.

    Examples:

    "<code>if</code> and <code>while</code> are conditionals in some programming languages."

  5. Conditional as a noun (obsolete):

    A limitation.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Conditional as an adjective:

    Limited by a condition.

    Examples:

    "I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy."

  2. Conditional as an adjective (logic):

    Stating that one sentence is true if another is.

    Examples:

    "A implies B" '' is a conditional statement."

  3. Conditional as an adjective (grammar):

    Expressing a condition or supposition.

    Examples:

    "a conditional word, mode, or tense"

  1. Consequent as an adjective:

    Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

    Examples:

    "His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more."

  2. Consequent as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to consequences.

  1. Consequent as a noun (logic):

    The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."

  2. Consequent as a noun:

    An event which follows another.

  3. Consequent as a noun (math):

    The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

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