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Antecedent moisture — is a term from the fields of Hydrology and sewage collection and disposal that describes the relative wetness or dryness of a watershed or sanitary sewershed. Antecedent moisture conditions change continuously and can have a very significant… … Wikipedia
Antecedent soil moisture — is a term used in surface water hydrology in reference to runoff prediction and in process geomorphology in reference to fluvial patterns in drainage basins. Soil retains a degree of moisture after a rainfall event. This residual water moisture… … Wikipedia
antecedent — [an΄tə sēd′ nt] adj. [ME & OFr < L antecedens, prp. of antecedere, ANTECEDE] going or coming before in time, order, or logic; prior; previous; preceding n. 1. any happening or thing prior to another 2. anything logically preceding 3. [pl.] one … English World dictionary
antecedent negotiations — a term in relation to consumer credit legislation referring to negotiations by or on behalf of the owner or creditor prior to contract. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
antecedent — antecedental /an teuh see den tl/, adj. antecedently, adv. /an teuh seed nt/, adj. 1. preceding; prior: an antecedent event. n. 2. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. 3. antecedents, a. ancestors. b. the history,… … Universalium
Antecedent — An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word. *Antecedent moisture is a hydrologic term describing the relative wetness condition of a sewershed. *In logic, an antecedent is the first half of a hypothetical proposition.… … Wikipedia
antecedent — /æntəˈsidnt/ (say antuh seednt) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to) going or being before; preceding; prior: an antecedent event. –noun 2. (plural) a. ancestry. b. one s past history. 3. a preceding circumstance, event, etc. 4 …
antecedent — an•te•ced•ent [[t]ˌæn təˈsid nt[/t]] adj. 1) preceding; prior: an antecedent event[/ex] 2) a preceding circumstance, event, object, phenomenon, etc.; precursor 3) antecedents a) ancestors b) the history, events, conditions, etc., of one s earlier … From formal English to slang
antecedent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin antecedent , antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of antecedent , antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante + cedere to go… … New Collegiate Dictionary
antecedent — I. a. Preceding, precedent, previous, prior, anterior, foregoing, precursory, forerunning, going before. II. n. 1. Precursor, forerunner. 2. (Math.) First term (of a ratio). 3. (Gram.) Preceding noun (to which a pronoun refers … New dictionary of synonyms
Denying the antecedent — Denying the antecedent, sometimes also called inverse error, is a formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Not P. Therefore, not Q. Arguments of this form are invalid. Informally, this means that arguments of this form do … Wikipedia
