Definitions for outcome
ˈaʊtˌkʌmout·come

Princeton's WordNet(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination(noun)

   something that results

   "he listened for the results on the radio"

2. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot(noun)

   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"

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1. outcome(Noun)

   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. outcome(Noun)

   A positive result or consequence.

3. outcome(Noun)

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

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

4. outcome(Noun)

   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.

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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.

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1. Outcome

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

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1. outcome

   A result.

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

   Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020  

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

Anagrams for outcome »

1. come out

How to pronounce outcome?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Ehsan Sehgal:

   As only a diamond cuts another diamond accurately; similarly, a lie breaks another lie precisely; however, the outcome stays in the same context with different use and form. It is the world where the human has been breathing for centuries in such various objects and subjects.

2. Jodie Thomas:

   I’m guilty for not doing it for mine and myself, but this can be the outcome infection spreading throughout the body. You don’t know whos [SIC] feet has been in them beforehand!!

3. Alberto Salazar:

   I am shocked by the outcome today, my athletes and I have endured unjust, unethical and highly damaging treatment from USADA.

4. Top Democrats:

   If you look at what the intelligence director Bill Evanina, who runs the National Counterintelligence Center, what Bill Evanina said in Bill Evanina public written statement, Bill Evanina said that Russia was actively interfering, actively engaging across a range of measures to influence the outcome. China had a preference. And if you look at that, you can tell that Bill Barr is just flat-out lying to the American people, and it's tragic but it's as simple as that.

5. Assistant Secretary:

   We have a vastly improved chance of getting that with China's full cooperation, and we intend to use the (U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue) to game out how we can speed up the outcome that we're both working to achieve.

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