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verb (used without object)

to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.

to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing.

noun

something that happens as a consequence; outcome.

Mathematics. a quantity, expression, etc., obtained by calculation.

Often, results. a desirable or beneficial consequence, outcome, or effect: We had definite results within weeks.

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Idiom

get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English resulten (v.) < Anglo-Latin resultāre to arise as a consequence, Latin: to spring back, rebound, equivalent to re- re- + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to dance (frequentative of salīre to leap, spring)

Synonyms
1. flow, come, issue. See follow. 2. resolve, eventuate. 3. conclusion, issue, end, product, fruit. See effect.

Antonyms
3. cause.

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Results are official totals from the state election authority.

Hoover and a colleague will be presenting some of the preliminary results from their study.

The first-round results were not published in the official gazette, as the law requires.

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Results are official totals from the state election authority.

Hoover and a colleague will be presenting some of the preliminary results from their study.

The first-round results were not published in the official gazette, as the law requires.

Your results will also place you on a particular branch of the human family tree.

False positives and exaggerated results in peer-reviewed scientific studies have reached epidemic proportions in recent years.

It will be months before the scientists publish the full results of their experiment.

Very interestingI'll stay tuned to see your results.

We deliberately do not attempt any theoretical or phenomenological interpretation of the results.

Krosnick is hoping to publish the final results from that research within a month.

Even legitimate researchers cut corners, and some worry that the lure of a great headline might be warping results.

On the other hand, the results may say more about the inconsistency of international comparisons than about particular policies.

The second flow results from the sun rotating faster at the equator than it does near the poles.

The rule for all algorythms is that results should be compared to known exact data.

Check out the rest of the survey results to see where your favorite car stands.

Medrich's recipe for fudge is a keeper, but the tips below ensure the best results for any recipe.

The free app displays a feed of poll results from various poll-tracking web sites.

The results of the study were the first to be released publicly since controversy over the dam has grown this year.

The results of state elections are a mixed bag for colleges.

Study subject's recall bias about how much one had talked on their mobile device can sway results.

Sometimes voters handed their votes to election clerks for deposit, inviting further fiddling with the results.

Our tasters preferred the smoother texture that results from peeling the fruit.

Fraud is when a candidate or his/her supporters attempt to pull the results in their favor.

The results are significant for a number of reasons.

If the head of a wheat or rice plant grows too big, the plant will fall over, with fatal results.

Check results after the first leaf and, if needed, use a pencil to retrace design directly onto pumpkin flesh.

Better design and context can clarify the results of blood tests.

But then what value one can make of all this will have to be evaluated with results.

The results of international tests give the homework skeptics ammunition.

They feed along the edges of leaves, which results in severe scalloping of foliage.

Critics say the companies, and consumers, are ill-prepared to interpret the results.

The results can help separate fact from fiction in the climate debate, which is charged with emotion.

It's an intriguing idea, and her early results with rats and mice have been well received.

The larger the data sets, the more potential meaning can be derived and the better its search results become.

The results indicate that abstract representation of numbers is possible in the absence of language.

Even though the sample size was small, the results indicated that there was no detectable male-female split.

Alas, it's not going to present real-time election results.

Of clinical significance, using different pulse signals results in different image types.

One of the more depressing sections is the results of their latest survey of science literacy.

Those results are often a key factor in businesses' fortunes.

Of course, for every success story there are dozens of other examples where results have been less satisfying.

Bumps, potholes, even the heat of the day can change the results.

Plotting the roots of run-of-the-mill polynomials yields dazzling results.

Ask is bundling the results into an easily identifiable deal box for searches run via its front page.

New methods are transforming past failures, and the results seem far more promising this go-round.

Results from a second experiment uphold the observation that neutrinos are moving faster than the speed of light.

Deferring the tanker bids might be the only way to eventually get un-protestable results.

It also rejects the claim that it manipulates the results of paid search ads in ways that disadvantage firms that compete with.

New findings spotlight conflicting results from search for elusive theoretical particles.

But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results.

Get fast results by separating small offsets from a full-size parent.

We mean this not as a vapid recapitulation of basic crowdsourcing theory, but in terms of the real results from an.

In this video, you'll see how the system works, and what the results have been so far.

Home, neighbourhood and natural ability all affect results more than which school a child attends.

Preliminary results from the scan have revealed the first detailed.

Trial results are promising, but marred by poor efficacy against severe forms of the disease.

Resting a couple of hours in a salt-and-sugar liquid results in an exceptionally moist and succulent bird.

While this week's election results were clearly a rebuke of the status quo, what happens next for higher education in a.

Recent rumblings that results there may be less rosy than billed have changed the mood a bit.

The results also show how quickly physical adaptations can be reversed when interbreeding occurs between distinct populations.

Today's machines with dough cycles give even better results.

Although their results were shocking, exposing sloppy sushi joints wasn't their main goal.

There are legitimate reasons that the government might want to keep the results secret.

However, during quality control your initial results failed to clearly indicate your haplogroup.

Different approaches in different countries have produced varying results.

The costs of complying with such regulations add up quickly, according to results of another study cited in the report.

The results of the surveys have been attracting growing interest in recent years.

Statistically significant results occurred in student retention of math learning.

The article fails to mention any liver damage that often results from a use of statins.

Most of the time, scientists know what results they want, and that can influence the results they get.

Make sure your results will be interesting to journal editors.

The finding, which echoes similar results in human studies, was based on.

The key may be for researchers to work closer and check one another's results.

For instance, the results of a recent study concluded.

The online posting will appear first among job search results and be highlighted to ensure it stands out from other job ads.

Aerial photography and satellites show in vivid detail the results of laying waste to vast areas of forest and the harm done.

So the results of not yet performed measurements cannot be determined.

Though results vary, the stem often dies back from the cut to the next growth bud.

JamNow allows bands to play together online and record the results.

The fact that issues of compensation were front and center of the survey results is certainly no surprise.

But each time they have looked for it their results come up negative.

They almost redeem the lame results of the study itself.

Insufficient chilling results in delayed leafout, a scanty crop, and eventual death of the tree.

However, the real contribution of this paper isn't even these statistically significant results.

Therefore, entrance exams, placement exams and other standardized test results should be taken with a grain of salt.

The results are especially interesting because the researchers think it.

Positive results inject life into strategy to treat heart disease.

Systemic, unambiguous support for public-engagement and recruitment efforts can yield impressive results.

As researchers detail the physical benefits of some video entertainment systems, manufacturers aim to capitalize on the results.

The makeover took two years, but the couple is thrilled with the results.

According to preliminary results from an ongoing long-term study of landscapes.

They id as many as possible, emailing the results to you and/or posting them online with your picture.

Now the results of a new study indicate that these stresses can have serious consequences for doctors and patients alike.

Here's a quick way to cook asparagus with flavorful results.

And other interesting results from researchers with some operating room.

Promising results delivered in the first human clinical trial testing the procedure.

Follow this simple formula to produce striking results in any garden, even without the golden hills nearby.

The test results also indicated that there had been no effect on the subjects' fat intake or exercise habits.

Inefficient combustion results in much of wood's energy being released as waste.

In recent experiments, physicists have replicated conditions of the infant universe--with startling results.

The results of a new study provide new clues as to which drug users may be at greater risk of.

The results indicate that the cellular changes could predispose the prostate to disease in adulthood.

Now the results of a new study suggest that all those.

The results also shed light on how differences in pain sensitivity arise.

It's hard to make a scientific career in replicating the results of others.

Some migraine sufferers may be at an increased risk for brain lesions, according to the results of a new study.

Similar results have been reported by many other large studies.

Looking at the results by age, the scientists discovered that the two diseases followed slightly different patterns:.

These results agree with previous work done with monkeys and healthy human volunteers.

According to the results of a study described today in the journal.

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

result

early 15c., from M.L. resultare "to result," in classical L. "to spring forward, rebound," frequentative of pp. of resilire "to rebound" (see resilience). The noun is 1620s, from the verb.

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