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English

Etymology

end +? point

Noun

endpoint (plural endpoints)

1. Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
2. (biology, medicine) A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
3. (chemistry) The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
4. (networking, telecommunications) The entity at one end of a connection.
5. (programming) Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
6. (mathematics) Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.

Alternative forms

• end point

Hypernyms

• point

Derived terms

• clinical endpoint
• combined endpoint
• humane endpoint
• surrogate endpoint

Translations

References

• endpoint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From out +? come.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?tk?m/
• Hyphenation: out?come

Noun

outcome (plural outcomes)

1. That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.

2. (probability theory) The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.

3. (education) The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).

   Synonym: learning objective

4. (chiefly sports) The scoreline; the result.

Translations

Anagrams

• come out, comeout