Resultant Definition & Meaning

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"
noun
  1. the final point in a process
  2. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
  3. a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors

"Resultant" in song lyrics

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  • "define resultant"
    AOL — AOL

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