What does outcome mean?

Definitions for outcome
ˈaʊtˌkʌmout·come

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. result, resultant, final result, outcome, terminationnoun

    something that results

    "he listened for the results on the radio"

  2. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshotnoun

    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

    "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

Wiktionary

  1. outcomenoun

    Information, event, object or state of being produced as a result or consequence of a plan, process, accident, effort or other similar action or occurrence.

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

  2. outcomenoun

    A positive result or consequence.

  3. outcomenoun

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

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

  4. outcomenoun

    The results or evidence of students' learning experience. Often used in place of desired outcomes.

    The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.

ChatGPT

  1. outcome

    An outcome is the result or the consequence that arises from a specific action, situation, or event. It's the final product or end result that comes about due to a series of actions or set of circumstances. It can be either expected or unexpected and can vary in terms of its impact or significance.

Freebase

  1. Outcome

    In game theory, an outcome is a set of moves or strategies taken by the players, or it is their payoffs resulting from the actions or strategies taken by all players. The two are complementary in that, given knowledge of the set of strategies of all players, the final state of the game is known, as are any relevant payoffs. In a game where chance or a random event is involved, the outcome is not known from only the set of strategies, but is only realized when the random event are realized. A set of payoffs can be considered a set of N-tuples, where N is the number of players in the game, and the cardinality of the set is equal to the total number of possible outcomes when the strategies of the players are varied. The payoff set can thus be partially ordered, where the partial ordering comes from the value of each entry in the N-tuple. How players interact to allocate the payoffs among themselves is a fundamental aspect of economics.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Outcome

    owt′kum, n. the issue: consequence: result.

Editors Contribution

  1. outcome

    A result.

    The outcome was great news, they were getting married very soon.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outcome' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2736

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outcome' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4128

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outcome' in Nouns Frequency: #990

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outcome in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outcome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of outcome in a Sentence

  1. Homer, The Iliad:

    The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.

  2. Nat Rothschild:

    There is no suggestion that this is a good outcome for shareholders, but it is the best short-term outcome given the difficulties that ARMS would have faced... investors like myself who believe in the long term future of thermal coal, will now be given the opportunity to re-deploy their capital back into the sector, but this will be our first and last investment in Indonesia's coal sector.

  3. Homer:

    The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.

  4. William James:

    Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.

  5. Arthur Ashe:

    Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

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