, is the latter of the two terms of a ratio; or that to which the antecedent is referred and compared. Thus, in the ratio a : b, or a to b, the latter term b is the consequent, and a is the antecedent.
CONSISTENT Bodies, is a term much used by Mr. Boyle, for such as are usually called firm, or fixed bodies; in opposition to sluid ones.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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