Antecedent vs. Precedent

Antecedent vs. Precedent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Antecedent and Precedent

Antecedentadjective

Earlier, either in time or in order.

an event antecedent to the Biblical Floodan antecedent cause

Precedentnoun

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 improbability

Precedentnoun

(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.

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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. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.

Precedentnoun

(obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

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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 neuroscience

Precedentnoun

(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 States

Antecedentadjective

preceding in time or order

Precedentnoun

a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

Precedentadjective

preceding in time, order, or significance