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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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
System 1 is then populated by System 2's processing of experiences in the world, and the resultant distillation of what works and therefore is the next best action (or word).
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 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
The rally in bonds and resultant drop in interest rates is, in my opinion, a sector rotation out of equities.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
System 1 is then populated by System 2's processing of experiences in the world, and the resultant distillation of what works and therefore is the next best action (or word).
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 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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