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antecedent

/ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/

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noun

先行するもの、原因

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

Examples :

"The heavy rain was the antecedent to the flooding in the streets. "

大雨は、通りの洪水の原因でした。

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noun

先祖

Examples :

""My great-grandmother is an antecedent of mine." "

私の曾祖母は私の先祖です。

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noun

先行詞

(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Examples :

"In the sentence "The dog wagged its tail," the antecedent of "its" is "dog." "

「The dog wagged its tail」という文では、「its」の先行詞は「dog」です。

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noun

前提

The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.

Examples :

"In the statement, "If it rains, then the game will be canceled," the rain is the antecedent, which causes the cancellation. "

「もし雨が降れば、試合は中止になる」という文において、雨は前提であり、中止を引き起こす原因です。

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noun

先行詞

The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.

Examples :

"In the math problem, the antecedent, the "if" part of the statement, must be true for the conclusion to be valid. "

数学の問題では、結論が有効であるためには、先行詞、つまり命題の「もし」の部分が真でなければならない。

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noun

前項

The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.

Examples :

"In the ratio of students to teachers, 20:1, the number of students, 20, is the antecedent. "

生徒と教師の比率20:1において、生徒の数20が前項です。

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noun

前例、経緯

(chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

Examples :

"The company reviewed the antecedents of the project - its past successes and failures - before deciding how to proceed with the new phase. "

会社は、新しい段階に進む方法を決定する前に、プロジェクトの経緯、つまり過去の成功と失敗を検討しました。

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adjective

先行の, 前の

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Examples :

"an antecedent cause"

先行原因

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adjective

推定の

Examples :

"an antecedent improbability"

推定されるありそうもないこと。

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