Category:Resultant

Re*sult"ant, a. Etym: [l. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. résultant.]

Defn: resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following As a result or consequence. Resultant force or 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.

Resultant Re*sult"ant, n.

Defn: 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.