outcome

Plural: outcomes

Noun

• The result or consequence of an event or process.
• something that results
• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
• The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.
• The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).
• The scoreline; the result.

Examples

• A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
• The OUTCOME of the game hung in the balance until the very last tile was played.
• The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
• Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.

Synonyms

consequence, effect, event, final result, issue, result, resultant, termination, upshot, learning objective