시간이나 순서상으로 앞선 것 또는 이전에 존재하는 것
preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting
예문:
"The antecedent conditions led directly to the current economic crisis."
"We must examine the antecedent events of the revolution to understand its cause."
다른 것보다 먼저 존재했거나 논리적으로 앞서는 사물이나 사건
a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another
예문:
"The invention of the steam engine had several technological antecedents."
"Identifying the antecedent of a behavior is key to psychological analysis."
사람의 조상이나 가문 또는 사회적 배경 및 전력
a person's ancestors or family and social background
예문:
"The biographer spent years researching the author's hidden antecedents."
"Little is known about his family's antecedents before they immigrated to this country."
다른 단어(특히 뒤따르는 관계대명사)가 가리키는 단어, 구 또는 절
a word, phrase, or clause to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers
예문:
"In the sentence 'The book that I read,' 'book' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'that'."
"A pronoun must agree in number and gender with its antecedent."
조건 명제에서 '만약 ~라면' 절에 포함된 진술
the statement contained in the 'if' clause of a conditional proposition
예문:
"In the proposition 'If it rains, the ground is wet,' 'it rains' is the antecedent."
"The logical fallacy occurs when the truth of the antecedent is incorrectly assumed."
비율에서 첫 번째 항 또는 비례식에서 제1항과 제3항
the first term in a ratio or the first and third terms in a proportion
예문:
"In the ratio 3:4, the number 3 is the antecedent and 4 is the consequent."
"Multiplying the antecedent by a constant changes the value of the entire ratio."