telos

[ tel-os, tee-los ]

noun,plural te·loi [tel-oi, tee-loi]. /ˈtɛl ɔɪ, ˈti lɔɪ/.
  1. the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.

Origin of telos

1
1900–05; <Greek télos;cf. tele-2

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