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                | Advanced Math | 
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	 	| Question : |  
	 		| What is Antecedent in the language of arithmetic ? |  
	 	| Answer :
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	 		    | Antecedent is the 
                  first term of a ratio. Thus in the ratio of 3 to 4 written 3:4 
                  the term is the antecedent. It is also the first and third terms 
                  of a proportion. |  
	 		    | For Example, |  
	 		    | 3:4 :: 5:6, 3 and 5 are the antecedents 
                  and 4 and 6 are the consequents. |  |