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resultant |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr : cf F. r['e]sultant.] Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. {Resultant force} or {motion} (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See {Composition of forces}, under {Composition}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eliminant \E*lim"i*nant\, n. (Math.) The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also {resultant}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: resultant adj : 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" [syn: {consequent}, {ensuant}, {resulting(a)}, {sequent}] n 1: the final point in a process [syn: {end point}] 2: a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn: {vector sum}]
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