resultant
adj.happening as a direct result of something else. You use it to describe the effect that follows a specific cause.
adj.occurring or produced as a consequence or outcome of a previous action or situation. Often used in technical or formal contexts to link a specific cause to its effect.
“The heavy rain and the resultant flooding closed the roads.”
“The company faced a sudden drop in sales and a resultant need to reduce its workforce.”
“The sudden collapse of the primary bank led to a loss of investor confidence and a resultant freeze in global credit markets that lasted for several months.”
Typically used attributively before the noun it modifies.
“When Ibrahim Maza manoeuvred the ball on to his left foot in the area, Newcastle’s new goalkeeper, Lukas Hornicek, was powerless to resist the resultant shot.”
“Christy Ucheibe scored the resultant penalty to set up a tense finale.”
From Latin resultāns, present participle of resultō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.