Re*sult"ant (?), a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r'esultant.]
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Resultant force ∨ motion Mech., 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. See Composition of forces, under Composition.
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Re*sult"ant, n.
That which results.
Specifically: (a)
Mech. A reultant force or motion
. (b)
Math. 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.
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