consequent vs serial

consequent

adj
  • Of or pertaining to consequences. 

  • Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. 

  • Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on. 

noun
  • An event which follows another. 

  • The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent. 

  • A consequent stream. 

  • The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q." 

serial

adj
  • Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing. 

  • Published or produced in installments. 

  • Having to do with or arranged in a series. 

  • Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly. 

noun
  • A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end. 

  • A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot. 

  • A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end. 

  • A serial number, esp. one required to activate software. 

verb
  • to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft) 

How often have the words consequent and serial occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )