Resultant
Resultant , adjective
[Latin resultans, p. pr.: compare French résultant.]
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Collocations (1)
Resultant force or Resultant motion (Mechanics) , 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 , noun
(Mechanics) That which results.
(a)
(Mechanics) A reultant force or motion.
(b)
(Mechanics) 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.