Antecedent
An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word.
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The etymology is from the Latin noun antecedentem meaning "something preceding", which comes from the preposition ante ("before") and the verb cedere ("to go").
More specifically, antecedent may refer to:
- Antecedent (behavioral psychology), the stimulus that occurs before a trained behavior
- Antecedent (genealogy), antonym of descendant, genealogical predecessor in family line
- Antecedent (grammar), the previously occurring noun phrase to which a pro-form refers
- Antecedent (law), in crime, the history of a person
- Antecedent (logic), the first half of a hypothetical proposition
- Antecedent moisture, a hydrologic term describing the relative wetness condition of a catchment
- A musical phrase (music) may be an antecedent or consequent phrase.
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