a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
<noun.phenomenon> the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise his decision had depressing consequences for business he acted very wise after the event
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
<noun.communication> they were trying to find a peaceful solution the answers were in the back of the book he computed the result to four decimal places
something that results
<noun.event> he listened for the results on the radio
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
<noun.communication> [ verb ]
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
Result \Re*sult"\, n. 1. A flying back; resilience. [Obs.]
Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string. --Bacon.
2. That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation.
If our proposals once again were heard, We should compel them to a quick result. --Milton.
3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpet's regal sound the great result. --Milton.
Syn: Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; event. See {Effect}.
Result \Re*sult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resulting}.] [F. r['e]sulter, fr. L. resultare, resultarum, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. resilire. See {Resile}.] 1. To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.]
The huge round stone, resulting with a bound. --Pope.
2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.
3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.
Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life. --Tillotson.
{Resulting trust} (Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc. --Bouvier.
{Resulting use} (Law), a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it. --Bouvier.
Syn: To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.
"We must compel them (automakers) to retain all current workers unless their ability to survive is severely at risk as a result of conditions beyond their control," Bieber said in a speech to the convention.
The testing is the result of an executive order by President Reagan two years ago directing the government to produce a drug-free workplace.
"I think we're coming out of" fiscal 1989 "much stronger as a result of the Nippon sale," Mr. Banks said.
The big aluminum producer said the reorganization would result in Aluminum Co. of Canada replacing Alcan as the parent of the Alcan group.
The company in May announced that it was cutting the quarterly dividend in half to five cents a share as a result.
Partly as a result of the emergency imports, which included razor blades, soap, winter boots and clothes, the Soviet Union posted a trade deficit last year for the first time in 14 years.
A thousand little dramas are played out every day in each of our restaurants.' Hostility, he insists, is often the result of ignorance.
But the result can be shoddier merchandise.
Since Wassall is more than doubling its turnover as a result of the deal, even modest gains in margin will have a big impact on profits.
Had the latest coup attempt succeeded, the result could have been another civil war in this country of 100 million, wrote columnist Richard Akinnola wrote in the independent Vanguard newspaper.
As a result, many of his apparently abstract works have compellingly vivid "subjects."
If it passes, the result could be the emergence of a state larger than Germany in territory and as populous as France.
The result is a document that is exhilarating and troubling.
As a result, the huge "overhang" of petroleum inventories is worsening.
Some layoffs will occur as a result of the combined stores, the executive said, but added that the number of layoffs would represent a "small percentage" of the overall work force.
"VP-Planner could not offer the functional attribute of macro compatibility unless keystrokes entering the same letters or moving the cursor to the same location would bring about the same functional result as in Lotus 1-2-3," he said.
As a result, the median-priced home in metropolitan Boston rose, while actual prices in all categories fell.
The Rhode Island maker of graphic recording systems said it expects to report a gain of $2.50 a share for the first quarter ending April 30 as a result of a $3 million legal settlement.
The move will result in a $1.8 billion loss to the bank for the current financial quarter.
As a result, an improvement isn't expected now before the fourth quarter.
As a result, Westworld said it will incur a "very substantial" charge when it reports fourth-quarter results.
"Because feedstocks of natural gas are more widely distributed, even greater price competition would result in this case," it said.
"I would strongly hope that this issue can be put to rest" as a result of the report, said Suzanne Dilk, a former senior analyst with the Social Security Administration and one of four experts on the study panel.
Mr. Threlkeld said the copper market seems to be anticipating a recession in three months, with declining use being the result.
As a result, Paramount never got the chance to take its offer directly to Time's stockholders.
Mr. Buchsbaum resigned "as a result of concern for his family," Holly said.
Networks are becoming increasingly complex and need advanced software to control and manage them. The increased complexity is the result of broader scope of modern networking.
As a result, more than 80% of M2 is not subject to reserve requirements and therefore is not directly controllable by the Fed.
The new phone is the result of two years of development work by AT&T units, including Bell Laboratories and Compression Labs Inc., which makes the video-compression electronics.
But he said that rather than forcing an end to resistance, more violence is the likely result.