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Webster 1913 Edition
Resultant
Re-sult′ant
,Adj.
[L.
resultans
, p. pr. : cf. F. résultant
.] Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Resultant force
or
Resultant 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
.Re-sult′ant
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resultant
RESULT'ANT
,Noun.
Definition 2025
resultant
resultant
See also: résultant
English
Adjective
resultant (not comparable)
- following as a result or consequence of something
Translations
Noun
resultant (plural resultants)
- anything that results from something else; an outcome
- (mathematics) a vector that is the vector sum of multiple vectors