Definition of outcome
: something that follows as a result or consequence a surprising outcome patient outcomes of bypass surgery We are still awaiting the final outcome of the trial.
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Examples of outcome in a Sentence
the outcome of the election
We are still awaiting the final outcome of the trial.
There are two possible outcomes.
Recent Examples of outcome from the Web
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Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud.
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In a process called backpropagation, the outcome is sent backward through the network, enabling it to reweight the triggers for each neuron.
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Gorsuch helped secure other outcomes as well, while at times splitting off from the other justices: --
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But the evidence on Medicaid and health outcomes is decidedly mixed.
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There is also some evidence to suggest that states that contract out management of Medicaid have better outcomes than do those that try to run the program themselves.
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Not just their talent but what artists can do as a group for a positive outcome?
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But whatever the outcome, the dispute over Trump's tweets reflects how free speech fights are changing in the digital age.
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John Sleezer The Kansas City Star The foul poles played a factor in Friday’s outcome.
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First Known Use of outcome
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playDefinition of outcome for English Language Learners
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: something that happens as a result of an activity or process
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