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resultant

resultant

6.0
The final outcome reached after a process
  • noun
  • /rɪˈzʌltənt/
translation icon : resultado
  • The resultant is $109.3 billion per year in budget cuts, which will be divided equally between the "national defense" budget and all other budget areas.

Examples

  • Then calls is PAL to find out whether or not the resultant list is a palindrome.

  • The two lines cross way over here, but the resultant is perfectly symmetrical.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • And then it calls field dot move with the resultant point and in this case one.

  • Newton's is the magnitude of our resultant force.

  • For example, in Figure 1, different pairs of "force vectors" appeared on the screen with a sequence of frames to indicate their combination into a "resultant."

    Academic text (2000)
  • Thus, these two types of groups differ according to their degree of cohesiveness, which Festinger (1950) defined as "the resultant of all the forces acting on members to remain in the group" (p. 272).

    Academic text (2003)
  • It is the objective resultant of every individual's subjective valuations and voluntary actions, and is therefore the only existent objective criterion for "quantitative justice" in pricing.

    Blog text (16)
  • The resultant from the experiment showed a surprising increase in productivity.

  • After numerous discussions, the committee reached a consensus, and the resultant was a new policy.

  • The engineer calculated the resultant of the forces acting on the bridge to ensure its stability.

Synonyms

result
vsresultant
1.0

The outcome of an action or event

is specifically the final point reached after a process
consequence
vsresultant
874 4.1

A result of an action or event

refers to the final result reached after a process rather than any effect
outcome
vsresultant
770 2.1

The result of an action or event

specifies the end point reached after a process rather than general effects
output
vsresultant
128 3.1

The amount a person, machine, or factory makes

focuses on the final state rather than quantity produced
end product
vsresultant
9 3.3

A final thing made after a process, like a machine or medicine

is the final outcome seen as the endpoint of a process
end point
vsresultant
1 3.9

The place or moment when something finishes

is the final outcome reached as the end of a process

Compounds

resultant role
  • Specialized
9.9

A noun that names something made by an action

How Final

resultant
6.0
result
1.0
partial
203 3.4

Surface Forms

resultant singular
resultants plural

Morphology

resultant = result (transparent) = result + ant

The noun sense is a direct nominal/adjectival derivative meaning 'the thing that results', which learners can infer from 'result'.

Etymology

Resultant comes from the same root as the common word result, from Latin re- 'back' and sult- 'to jump', giving the idea of something that 'comes out' at the end. So a resultant is the final outcome you reach after a process.