What is the second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent called?
consequent — (Math.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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