I. -nt adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin resultant-, resultans, present participle of resultare to result
: being derived from or consequent upon something else : having the character of a result or consequence : resulting
a resultant force
resultant measures
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: partly from resultant (I) , partly from French résultante, from feminine of résultant resultant (adjective), from Medieval Latin resultant-, resultans
: something that results or constitutes a result : a resulting quality, character, condition, or product : outcome: as
a.
(1) : a mathematical vector sum
(2) : the single vector that is equivalent to a given set of vectors (as of forces or velocities) and is usually the sum of these vectors
(3) : eliminant
b.
(1) : combination tone
(2) also resultant bass : acoustic bass
c. : an effective force that results from the cooperation and antagonism of varied individual forces : a product or mean of conflicting and cooperating elements
life in a democracy is … the resultant of millions of individual decisions — A.A.Berle
social adjustment of an individual is the resultant of two complementary forces — L.E.Rosenzweig
d. : a substance formed in a chemical reaction : product — opposed to reactant