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1. Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
2. <physics> Resultant force or motion, 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.
3. <mathematics> 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)
Origin: L. Resultans.
(10 Mar 1998)
rest's of Serres, rest vertical dimension, re-submission, result < Prev | Next > resupinate, resurrection, resuscitable
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