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# outcome

noun (an outcome, outcomes)

«outcome» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An outcome is the result of something, what happens in the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#m1)
2. In maths probability an outcome is one possible result of an event, like heads or tails when you toss a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons on chance, pupils list all possible outcomes: a dice has 6 outcomes, a coin has 2. Probability is the number of favourable outcomes divided by all outcomes. In everyday life and stories the outcome is how a game, vote or plan ends. Phrases: the final outcome, a good outcome, possible outcomes.

### Examples

- What was the outcome of the match? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x1)
- Rolling a dice has six possible outcomes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x2)
- Heads is one outcome of tossing a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x3)
- We were happy with the outcome of the vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x4)
- List all the outcomes of spinning the spinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x5)
- Nobody knew what the outcome would be. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x6)
- The doctor hoped for a good outcome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x7)
- Each outcome on a fair dice is equally likely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x8)
- This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun: an outcome, outcomes; starts with a vowel sound, so «an». Stress on the first part: OUT-come. In maths, outcomes are counted: if 2 out of 6 outcomes are wins, the chance of winning is 2/6 = 1/3. Do not confuse «outcome» (result) with «income» (money earned).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «outcome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcome/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«outcome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/outcome.html) on Mova free.