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(out'kŭm') pronunciation
n.
An end result; a consequence. See synonyms at effect.



n

Definition: consequence, effect
Antonyms: beginning, cause, origin, source

The result or consequence of a performance in terms of success and failure. The outcome may be absolute, as with a team winning by scoring more goals than opponents, or dependent on the perception of particular individuals (see perceived importance).

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in an exception a proof of the rule the wisdom of an act is judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom of an act is to be juded by the light that the doer had when he performed it.


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udfald, resultat, udslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
resultaat, uitkomst, gevolg

Français (French)
n. - résultat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ergebnis, Resultat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκβαση, αποτέλεσμα, κατάληξη, λογική ή φυσική συνέπεια

Italiano (Italian)
risultato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - resultado (m), conseqüência (f)

Русский (Russian)
исход

Español (Spanish)
n. - resultado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - resultat, utgång, utfall, följd, utlopp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结果, 后果, 结局

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結果, 後果, 結局

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 結果, 成果

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصيله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוצאה, תולדה‬


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