Antecedent
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An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word.
Antecedent moisture is a hydrologic term describing the relative wetness condition of a sewershed. In logic, an antecedent is the first half of a hypothetical proposition. In grammar, an antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers. A musical phrase (music) may be an antecedent or consequent phrase. In criminal cases, antecedents are the life history and previous convictions of a defendant. In behavioral research, an antecedent stimulus elicits a learned response from an organism. In drama and literature, the antecedent action is what occurs prior to the opening of a play or story.
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