antecedent vs closing

antecedent

noun
  • 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. 

  • Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Earlier, either in time or in order. 

  • Presumptive. 

closing

noun
  • In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set. 

  • The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded. 

  • The act by which something is closed. 

  • The end or conclusion of something. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. 

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