antecedent
/ˌæntɪˈsidənt/ nom C2En français : antécédent, ascendant
- Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- An ancestor.
- A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
- The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
- The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
- The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
- Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Pluriel antecedents
Dans la bibliothèque
The first difficulty which we had to contend with was the finding of this American’s antecedents.
His high character, his profession, his antecedents would all forbid it.’
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