# Result

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A '''result''' (also called '''upshot''') is the outcome or consequence of a [sequence](/source/sequence) of actions or events.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Oxford Dictionary of English |date=2015 |publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |isbn=9780199571123 |edition=3rd |chapter=result}}</ref> Possible results include [gain](/source/Gain_(accounting)), [injury](/source/injury), [value](/source/Value_(economics)), and [victory](/source/victory). Some types of results include the outcome of an [action](/source/Action_(philosophy)), the final value of a [calculation](/source/calculation), and the outcome of a [vote](/source/vote).

== Description ==
A result is the final consequence of a [sequence](/source/sequence) of actions or events expressed [qualitatively](/source/Qualitative_property) or [quantitatively](/source/Quantitative_property). Possible results include advantage, disadvantage, [gain](/source/Gain_(accounting)), [injury](/source/injury), [loss](/source/%3Awikt%3Aloss), [value](/source/Value_(economics)), and [victory](/source/victory).

There may be a range of possible outcomes associated with an event depending on the [point of view](/source/Point_of_view_(philosophy)), historical distance or relevance. Reaching no result can mean that actions are inefficient, ineffective, meaningless or flawed.

== Types ==
Some types of result are as follows:
* in general, the outcome of any kind of [research](/source/research), [action](/source/Action_(philosophy)) or [phenomenon](/source/phenomenon)<ref name=":0" />
* in [game](/source/game)s (e.g. [cricket](/source/The_result_in_cricket), [lotteries](/source/lottery)) or [war](/source/war)s, the result includes the identity of the victorious party and possibly the effects on the [environment](/source/Environment_(biophysical))
* in [mathematics](/source/mathematics), the final value of a [calculation](/source/calculation) (e.g. arithmetic operation), [function](/source/function_(mathematics)) or [statistical expression](/source/statistics), or the final statement of a [theorem](/source/theorem) that has been proven
* in [statistics](/source/statistics), any [information](/source/information) analyzed, extracted or interpolated from [poll](/source/Opinion_poll)s, [tests](/source/Test_method) or logs
* in [computer sciences](/source/computer_sciences), the [return value](/source/return_value) of a function, state of a system or list of records matching a query (e.g. web search). The ''result type'' is the [data type](/source/data_type) of the data returned by a function.
* in [science](/source/science), the ''outcome'' and data concluded from an [experiment](/source/experiment) (e.g. see [null hypothesis](/source/null_hypothesis)) 
* in [forensics](/source/forensics) and [justice](/source/justice), the ''proof'' of guilt or innocence of a suspect after evaluating evidence in a [criminal investigation](/source/criminal_investigation)
* in [economics](/source/economics) and [accounting](/source/accounting), the profit or loss at the end of a fiscal period.
* in [democracy](/source/democracy), the [election](/source/election) of a [representative](/source/Representative_democracy) or the outcome of a [vote](/source/vote) on a subject
* In [management](/source/management) and related fields, a result is a piece of [information](/source/information) that has certain properties in absolute terms or in relation to previous results or settings
* In [chemistry](/source/chemistry), the result is the final item of a [mix](/source/Mixture)
* In [Internet search](/source/Internet_search), the results are the list of pages supplied in response to a specific query<ref>{{Cite book |last=Doyle |first=Charles |title=A Dictionary of Marketing |date=2016 |publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |isbn=9780198736424 |edition=4th |chapter=search engine result pages (SERPs)}}</ref>

==See also==
{{wikiquote|Results}}

* [Result (disambiguation)](/source/Result_(disambiguation))
* [Result (cricket)](/source/Result_(cricket))
* [Result (schooner)](/source/Result_(schooner)) (name of a ship)
* [Determinism](/source/Determinism)
* [IMRAD](/source/IMRAD) (section "Results" in scientific writing)

==References==
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