end point

noun

1

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process

especially : a point in a titration at which a definite effect (such as a color change) is observed

2

usually endpoint

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint 

: either of two points or values that mark the ends of a line segment or interval

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Examples of end point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The continuum of possible estate tax changes is also incredibly broad ranging from no change to the current law to the repeal of the estate tax and many potential variations of those to end point outcomes and the options in between. —Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

With Audition, Kitamura seems to have reached some kind of end point, to have exhausted the possibilities of portraying characters caught in the awareness of their own false positions. —Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025

Many of the changes were suggested as ways to get to the same end point as HF 100 but with less risk of litigation. —Peter Callaghan, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

The end point of consumption, just like the fruits above the head of Tantalus, is always just out of reach. —Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for end point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

endpoint

noun

end·​point

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint

: either of two points that mark the ends of a line segment

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Medical Definition

end point

noun

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process: as

a

: a point in a titration at which a definite effect is observed

b

: the greatest dilution (as of a virus or a vitamin) that will produce a specified effect in a biological system