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Therefore :: Therefore (adv.) Consequently; by consequence.

Ergo :: Ergo (conj. / adv.) Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.

Eventtual :: Eventtual (a.) Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential.

Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt..

Enthymeme :: Enthymeme (n.) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble..

Fractural :: Fractural (a.) Pertaining to, or consequent on, a fracture..

Deductible :: Deductible (a.) Deducible; consequential.

Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..

Decomposition :: Decomposition (n.) The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc..

Consequent :: Consequent (n.) That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect..

Consequent :: Consequent (n.) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference..

Jaundice :: "Jaundice (n.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood..

Consequent :: Consequent (a.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions..

Function :: Function (n.) A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x..

Consequent :: Consequent (a.) Following as a result, inference, or natural effect..

Polygon :: Polygon (n.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles..

Thoroughpin :: Thoroughpin (n.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through..

Consequent :: Consequent (n.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent..

Attainder :: Attainder (n.) The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder..

Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..

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