( n. )
The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
( n. )
The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012