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antecedents

/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/ /ˌænsɪˈsiːdənts/

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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 :

"Her chronic headaches had clear antecedents in the stress of her demanding job and lack of sleep. "

彼女の慢性的な頭痛は、彼女の要求の多い仕事と睡眠不足のストレスに明確な原因がありました。

past time history event

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noun

先祖, 先人

Examples :

"The historian traced the family's wealth back to its wealthy merchant antecedents. "

歴史家は、その家族の富を裕福な商人の先祖に遡って追跡した。

family history person

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noun

先行詞

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

Examples :

"In the sentence "Maria said she was tired," the antecedents of the pronoun "she" are "Maria." "

「マリアは疲れたと言った」という文では、代名詞「彼女」の先行詞は「マリア」です。

grammar language linguistics

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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 (p), then the ground gets wet (q)," the rain (p) is the antecedent, because it's the condition that comes before the consequence. "

「もし雨が降れば（p）、地面が濡れる（q）」という文において、雨（p）は前提であり、結果に先立つ条件であるからです。

logic language philosophy math linguistics

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noun

先行詞、前提

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

Examples :

"Sentence: "In the logic problem, Maria focused on the antecedents, the initial set of statements considered true, to determine the validity of the final conclusion." "

論理問題において、マリアは最終的な結論の妥当性を判断するために、真と見なされる最初のステートメントの集合である前提に焦点を当てました。

logic math language computing

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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、来歴

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

Examples :

"The detective carefully reviewed the company's antecedents, looking for any past financial problems or legal issues that might explain the current fraud case. "

刑事は、現在の詐欺事件を説明する可能性のある過去の財務問題や法的問題を求めて、会社の経緯を注意深く調べました。