Clinical judgment and sometimes ethical judgment enter into these decisions where there are often no right or wrong answers and where there are no textbooks or RCTs that tell us what to do.
predecessor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. harbinger, herald, forerunner, precursor. indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease.
Wiktionary (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: subsequent (Adjective). Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China. subsequent (Adjective). Following in order of place; succeeding. Origin: subsequens, -entis, present participle of subsequi to follow, succeed.