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outcome meaning

EN[ˈaʊtkʌm]
WOutcome
  • Outcome may refer to:
  • Outcome (probability), the result of an experiment in probability theory
  • Outcome (game theory), the result of players' decisions in game theory
  • The Outcome, a 2005 Spanish film
  • An outcome measure (or endpoint) in a clinical trial

    Definition of outcome in English Dictionary

  • NounPLoutcomesPREout-SUF-ome
    1. That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
      1. A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
    2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A positive result or consequence.
      1. (probability theory) The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.
        1. Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.
      2. (education) The results or evidence of students' learning experience. Often used in place of desired outcomes.
        1. The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
      3. (chiefly sports) The scoreline; the result.
        1. 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.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • However, overt hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and glucose intolerance, hallmarks of the MetS, were outcomes observed in orchiectomised rats challenged with the obesogenic diet.
        • Theirs is a nonrivalry of sorts, considering the many lopsided outcomes of past encounters between them, but it always proves to be intriguing.
        • He's weaseled himself into a position where he can influence the outcome of this election.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Outcomes and morbidity were retrospectively examined for ETV + CPC patients and for age-matched children who had first-time ventriculoperitioneal shunt placement for hydrocephalus.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • 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.
        • Use of scriptaid, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, which improve the cloning efficiency of SCNT embryos of miniature pig [24 ], in the second series of experiments may have improved the outcome.
        • This leads to small interpregnancy intervals that negatively impact maternal nutritional status, leading to poor birth outcome.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
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      1. en outcomes
      2. en outcomeling
      3. en outcome variable
      4. en outcome delivery
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of outcome for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "outcome" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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