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end point

–noun
1. a final goal or finishing point; terminus.
2. Chemistry. the point in a titration usually noting the completion of a reaction and marked by a change of some kind, as of the color of an indicator.
3. Mathematics. endpoint.

Origin:
1895–1900

end⋅point

[end-point]
–noun Mathematics.
the point on each side of an interval marking its extremity on that side.
Also, end point.


Origin:
1895–1900; end 1 + point
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end·point or end point   (ěnd'point')   
n.  
  1. Either of two points marking the end of a line segment.

  2. Chemistry The point in a titration at which no more titrant should be added. It is determined, for example, by a color change in an indicator or by the appearance of a precipitate.

  3. A tip or point of termination.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: end point
Function: noun
: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process: as a : a point in a titration at which adefinite effect is observed b : the greatest dilution (as of a virus or a vitamin) that will produce a specified effect in a biological system
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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