Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r['e]sultant.]

Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.

Resultant force or motion (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n. That which results. Specifically:
   (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion.
   (b) (Math.) An eliminant.

The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n variables is that function of their coefficients which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the possibility of their existence. --Sylvester.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Eliminant \E*lim"i*nant\, n. (Math.) The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)