resultant meaning and definition

RESULTANT noun

Definition of resultant (noun)

1. the final point in a process
   • synonyms: end point
2. something that results
   • "he listened for the results on the radio"
   • synonyms: final result, outcome, result, termination
3. a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
   • synonyms: vector sum

RESULTANT adjective

Definition of resultant (adjective)

1. following or accompanying as a consequence
   • "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
   • synonyms: accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, sequent