consequent vs downstream

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." 

downstream

adj
  • Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. 

  • Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid. 

  • In the direction from the server to the client. 

  • Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule. 

adv
  • Following the path of a river or stream 

verb
  • To stream downward. 

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