Antecedent vs. Precedent
Difference Between Antecedent and Precedent
Antecedentadjective
Earlier, either in time or in order.
an event antecedent to the Biblical Floodan antecedent causePrecedentnoun
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
Antecedentadjective
Presumptive.
an antecedent improbabilityPrecedentnoun
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
Antecedentnoun
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
Precedentnoun
An established habit or custom.
Antecedentnoun
An ancestor.
Precedentnoun
The aforementioned (thing).
Antecedentnoun
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Precedentnoun
The previous version.
Antecedentnoun
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. , where is the antecedent, and is the consequent.
Precedentnoun
(obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.
Antecedentnoun
(logic) The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
Precedentadjective
Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.
Antecedentnoun
(math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
Precedentadjective
Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing.
Antecedentnoun
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Precedentverb
To provide precedents for.
Antecedentnoun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Precedentverb
To be a precedent for.
Antecedentnoun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Precedentnoun
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Antecedentnoun
anything that precedes something similar in time;
phrenology was an antecedent of modern neurosciencePrecedentnoun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Antecedentnoun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Precedentnoun
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws;
common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United StatesAntecedentadjective
preceding in time or order
Precedentnoun
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
Precedentadjective
preceding in time, order, or significance
