Definition of Antecedency. Meaning of Antecedency. Synonyms of Antecedency

- Look up antecedent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Antecedent may refer to: Antecedent (behavioral psychology), the stimulus that occurs before a trained...
- An antecedent is the first half of a hypothetical proposition, whenever the if-clause precedes the then-clause. In some contexts the antecedent is called...
- Denying the antecedent (also known as inverse error or fallacy of the inverse) is a formal fallacy of inferring the inverse from an original statement...
- In grammar, an antecedent is one or more words that establish the meaning of a pronoun or other pro-form. For example, in the sentence "John arrived late...
- In statistics and social sciences, an antecedent variable is a variable that cannot help to explain the apparent relationship (or part of the relationship)...
- which models the process of genetic drift in reverse time. The antonym of antecedent is descendant. An adoption detective is any licensed or unlicensed person...
- common in abstract, theoretical or strategic discourse. Examples (with the antecedent in boldface and the referring pronoun in italics) include "readers of...
- An antecedent stream is a stream that maintains its original course and pattern despite the changes in underlying rock topography. A stream with a dendritic...
- Antecedents are the life history and previous convictions of a defendant in a criminal case. They are colloquially known as "previous convictions" (or...
- An antecedent is a stimulus that cues an organism to perform a learned behavior. When an organism perceives an antecedent stimulus, it behaves in a way...