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outcome

noun
/ˈaʊtkʌm/

Etymology

From out + come.

  1. inherited from *gʷémt✻ — “to step; to arrive”
  2. inherited from *kwemaną✻ — “to come”
  3. inherited from *kweman✻
  4. inherited from cuman
  5. inherited from comen
  6. compounded as outcome — “out + come”

Definitions

  1. That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.

    • A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.

  2. The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.

    • Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.

  3. The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience.

    • learning outcomes
    • The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The scoreline

      The scoreline; the result.

      • Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for outcome. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA