Examples of resultant in a Sentence
Adjective
She deserves credit for the increase in sales and the resultant increase in profit.
frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game
Noun
a person's decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyer's self-image
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
The resultant slight water level rise near the shore causes excess water to flow back into the sea via the path of least resistance.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
James Felton Keith, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
His commitment to authenticity is so extreme that the resultant footage is, often, ludicrous.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
The resultant slight water level rise near the shore causes excess water to flow back into the sea via the path of least resistance.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Noun
Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value.
2.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Resultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resultant. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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resultant
1 of 2 adjective
re·sul·tant
ri-ˈzəlt-ᵊnt 
: coming from or resulting from something else
resultantly
adverb
resultant
2 of 2 noun
: something that results : outcome
especially
: the single vector that is the sum of a given set of vectors
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