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    [Noun]  | "out*come" | \ ˈau̇t-ˌkəm \


    1: something that follows as a result or consequence


    Origin: 1788 ;

    [Noun]  | "outcome" 


    1: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause;


      * e.g., " ... one expected outcome of hard work is greater success "





     [ "outcome" ]

    1: the result or effect of an action or event

      * e.g.,  ... Now I'm back in the courtroom waitin on the outcome 

     [ "outcome" ]

    1: The opposite of income. It is the money you spend, that you may (or may not) make back up.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: Dude, I just upgraded my entire account on Mechquest! 

     [ "Good Outcome" ]

    1: Phrase used by a corporate executive to describe the solution to an unmitigated disaster, the details of which they believe nobody knows about.

      * e.g.,  ... Despite the massive arguement at the Board table (fails to mention fisticuffs occurring) and Bob's decision to pursue other opportunities (aka he got canned) I think we arrived at a "good outcome: 

     [ "Outcome Conversion" ]

    1: To crash the hopes of a hater because was hoping that you would fail at something that he was setting up for you to fail. And the opposite happened, you succeeded.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude was hoping that I didn't get the girl, the job and hoping that my project would fail to make me look out, too bad for him, I got a outcome conversion. 

     [ "Fallacy of the predetermined outcome" ]

    1: A phrase frequently used by Yankees announcer Michael Kay to refer to the flawed logic behind thinking that event x is set in stone and would have happened regardless of all events leading up to it.

      * e.g.,  ... Michael kay:” You don’t want to fall victim to the fallacy of the predetermined outcome, but you have to wonder how things are different if the umpire called that pitch a strike.” 

     [ "crappy outcome" ]

    1: When you fart and expect gas to come out, but it ends up being solid or liquid, it's a crappy outcome.

      * e.g.,  ... I made the bad choice of passing gas while squeezing cheeks and had a crappy outcome. 

     [ "negative patient care outcome" ]

    1: Political correct term for death expirenced while at the hospital: see alsobit the shit

      * e.g.,  ... I was told your husband was in the hospital and was shocked to hear he had a negative patient care outcome. 

     [ "greatest outcome of multiples theory" ]

    1: A strategy by which if you do something enough times, eventually one of those tries will be a good try, or provide a good outcome. In otherwords, anyone can come up with someone exceptional if they do it enough times.

      * e.g.,  ... Taking 400 pictures of the same object will eventually yield a very professional and exceptional picture, regardless of how talented the individual taking the pictures is. 


     [ "greatest outcome of multiples theory" ]

    2: It basically operates under the principle that doing anything requires zero to a very limited talent on the part of the individual as long as they do whatever their doing multiple times.

      * e.g.,  ... "Wow that's a great picture, must have been hard." 

     [ "Mepham: Positive Outlook, Positive Outcomes" ]

    1: Mepham High school's motto, designed to brain wash students from day 1

      * e.g.,  ... Mepham: Positive Outlook, Positive Outcomes, was conceived after the administration consumed copious amounts of meth 

     [ "Outcome" ]

    1: Is when you come harder than someone else.

      * e.g.,  ... Hym "Oh, and to answer your other question, it depends to what degree the outcome is determined by biology." Iam "You had that primed, you had that primed for a while now. Why did you wait so long?" Hym "Because it's a stupid question. If you dispense with the unconscious choice there is nothing left but conscious choice. But you acknowledge that there is unconscious choice. So, here is the example: the conscious choice is a 20 year old woman sleeping with a 60 year old man because (and explicitly because) he's loaded. That is a conscious articulated choice. Vaguely coincides with evolutionary biology in the context of hypergamy but the act of golddigging is an act of consciousness rather than a choice solely based on evolutionary biology. Correct? Forgoing some of the elements of hypergamy and making pragmatic choice to maximize monetary gain. Also, does the choice factor in the consciousness of the person being chosen? And to what degree? Does my consciousness matter more than my sexual marketplace value in the context of evolutionary biology and hypergamy? No. I'll answer that one for you. The answer is 'No. It doesn't.' " 

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