resultant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the final point in a process
    end point.
  2. noun something that results
    final result; termination; outcome; result.
    • he listened for the results on the radio
  3. noun a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
    vector sum.
  4. adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
    concomitant; accompanying; incidental; consequent; attendant; sequent; ensuant.
    • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
    • snags incidental to the changeover in management
    • attendant circumstances
    • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
    • the ensuant response to his appeal
    • the resultant savings were considerable

WordNet


Re*sult"ant adjective
Etymology
L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. résultant.
Definitions
  1. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Re*sult"ant noun
Definitions
  1. That which results. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion. (b) (Math.) An eliminant.
    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.

Webster 1913