outcome

結果、成果

行動や出来事、状況によって、最後に生じること。

やさしい英語で： What happens in the end because of an action, event, or situation.

• The outcome was positive.
• Nobody could predict the outcome of the election.
• The course has three main learning outcomes.

使い方： the outcome of something (We are waiting for the outcome of the meeting.)

類義語： result, consequence

よく使う表現： a positive outcome, final outcome, outcome of something, learning outcome

結果、根元事象

さいころを振るなど、偶然に左右される試みで起こりうる結果の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One possible result of a chance experiment, such as throwing a die.

• Each outcome has a probability.
• A six is one possible outcome of rolling a die.
• List all the outcomes in the sample space.

使い方： an outcome of something (Heads is one possible outcome of tossing a coin.)

類義語： result

よく使う表現： possible outcome, random outcome, equally likely outcome