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outcome

/ˈaʊtkʌm/ noun B2
  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. The scoreline; the result.

Plural outcomes

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I’ve had my doubts about that imagination of yours right along, and if this is going to be the outcome of it, I won’t countenance any such doings.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 165 · C1
‘I am quite sure that a man of your intelligence will see that there can be but one outcome to this affair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 109 · B2
I have not pushed it to the length of getting into a box to think, but that is the logical outcome of my convictions.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 32 · C1
To maximize intellectual productivity and enhance learning outcomes, experts recommend cultivating the practice of monotasking.
The Myth of Multitasking, p. 1 · C1

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