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   result

   /rɪˈzʌlt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome: "the tower collapsed as a result of safety violations" Similar consequenceoutcomeupshotout-turnsequeleffectreactionrepercussionreverberationramificationendconclusionterminationculminationcorollaryconcomitantaftermathfootprintfruit(s)productproduceby-productsolutionsequelaeinformal:pay-offdated:issuearchaic:successverdictdecisionoutcomeconclusionopiniondeterminationjudgementadjudicationarbitrationfindingsrulingpronouncementdecreesettlementorderOpposite cause
   • ▪ a favourable outcome of an undertaking or contest: "determination and persistence guarantee results"
   • ▪ the outcome of a business's trading over a given period, expressed as a statement of profit or loss: "oil companies have reported better results"
   • ▪ a final score, mark, or placing in a sporting event or examination: "exam results" Similar markscorepercentagegradegradingratingplaceplacingpositionrankrankingassessmentappraisalevaluation
   • 2. an item of information obtained by experiment or some other scientific method; a quantity or formula obtained by calculation: "the results are evaluated by the researcher" Similar answersolutioncalculationsumtotalaggregateproductquotient

   verb

   • 1. occur or follow as the consequence of something: "anger may result from an argument" Similar followensuedevelopstemspringarisederiveevolveproceedemergeemanateissueflowoccurhappentake placecome aboutsupervenebe caused bybe brought about bybe produced byoriginate inattendaccompanybe consequent onsupervene onend inculminate infinish interminate ininvolvelead topromptelicitprecipitatetriggerspark offprovokecausebring aboutoccasioneffectbring to passcreategive rise toproduceengendergenerateinduceformal:redound toliterary:begetOpposite cause
   • ▪ have (a specified outcome): "talks in July had resulted in stalemate"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from medieval Latin resultare ‘to result’, earlier in the sense ‘spring back’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare (frequentative of salire ‘to jump’). The noun dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resultless adjective

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