Consequent means happening as a direct result of an event or situation. The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all. happening as a result of a particular event or situation (present participle of consequi, from com- ( COM-) + sequi )
When an association between two variables is defined, the second item (or right-hand side) is called the consequent For example, in the relationship "When a prospector buys a pick, he buys a shovel 14% of the time," "buys a shovel" is the consequent
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"
The consequent of a rule is its right-hand side, that is, the second argument to the #$implies connective with which the rule begins Intuitively, every rule states that if the antecedent is true, then the consequent is true