Consequent

In a conditional statement (like: “if A, then B”), the clause expressing the consequence. In other words, the part after the “then”.

For example:

If it rains [then] the road gets wet.

In this statement, “it rains” is the antecedent and “the road gets wet” is the consequent.

• Consequence
• Implication
• Ἀπόδοσις [apódosis]

• Affirming the Consequent
• Antecedent
• Conditional

• Consequent on Wikipedia