resulting

The word “resulting” means coming about as a direct consequence of something just mentioned. In plain terms, describes the effect that follows directly from a stated cause.

“Resulting” is pronounced rih-ZUHL-tihng (/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “resulting” used in a sentence: “The factory closed, and the resulting job losses hit the whole town.”

“Resulting” is an adjective.

“Resulting” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Both describe something produced as a consequence, and they often overlap. Resulting is the everyday choice and works in most sentences. Resultant sounds more formal and technical, and appears in science and mathematics, as in "resultant force." For ordinary writing, resulting is usually the more natural word.

"Resulting in" means "leading to" or "causing" a particular outcome. In "the storm hit, resulting in widespread power cuts," the power cuts are the direct consequence of the storm. It links a cause to its effect, pointing forward to what that cause produced.

"Heavy rain fell overnight, and the resulting floods closed several roads" uses resulting to tie the floods directly to the rain just mentioned. The word points back to a stated cause and labels what followed as its consequence, making the chain of events clear to the reader.