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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Resultant

/rēz-ŭl'-tənt/ · Re·sult·ant · IPA /ɹɪˈzʌltənt/
01 a. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
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    Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Phrases & compounds
Resultant force — 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.
02 n. That which results.
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    That which results.(Mech.)
    “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.