後こう項こう

noun

latter clause; second part

Used in grammar or logic to refer to the latter part of a conditional sentence or a two-part structure. Often contrasted with 前項 (ぜんこう).

See also: 前項

• 「雨あめが降ふれば、試し合あいは中ちゅう止しです」の後こう項こうは「試し合あいは中ちゅう止しです」です。

  In 'If it rains, the match will be canceled,' the latter clause is 'the match will be canceled.'

noun

consequent; latter term

In mathematics, specifically in a ratio a:b, the second term b. Contrasts with 前項 (antecedent).

See also: 前項

• 比ひ a:b において、b を後こう項こうという。

  In the ratio a:b, b is called the consequent.