Antecedent
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An antecedent is a preceding condition, phrase or word.
- Antecedent moisture is a hydrologic term describing the relative wetness condition of a sewershed.
- In logic, an antecedent is the first half of a hypothetical proposition.
- In grammar, an antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers.
- A musical phrase (music) may be an antecedent or consequent phrase.
- In criminal cases, antecedents are the life history and previous convictions of a defendant.
- In behavioral research, an antecedent stimulus elicits a learned response from an organism.