Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
An ancestor.
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
Earlier, either in time or in order.
Presumptive.
An underlying condition or circumstance.
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
A regular frequency.
A physical base or foundation.
In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.