CONCLUSION

decision, determination, conclusion

(noun) the act of making up your mind about something; “the burden of decision was his”; “he drew his conclusions quickly”

termination, ending, conclusion

(noun) the act of ending something; “the termination of the agreement”

conclusion

(noun) an intuitive assumption; “jump to a conclusion”

decision, determination, conclusion

(noun) a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; “a decision unfavorable to the opposition”; “his conclusion took the evidence into account”; “satisfied with the panel’s determination”

conclusion, end, close, closing, ending

(noun) the last section of a communication; “in conclusion I want to say...”

conclusion, ratiocination

(noun) the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

conclusion

(noun) a final settlement; “the conclusion of a business deal”; “the conclusion of the peace treaty”

ending, conclusion, finish

(noun) event whose occurrence ends something; “his death marked the ending of an era”; “when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

conclusion (plural conclusions)

The end, finish, close or last part of something.

The outcome or result of a process or act.

A decision reached after careful thought.

(logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

(obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.

(legal) The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.

(legal) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

Synonyms

• (end): endpoint, terminus; see also finish

• (end of literary work): epilogue, postamble; see also afterword

Antonyms

• (end): beginning, initiation, start; see also beginning

Coordinate terms

• (in logic): premise

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*clu"sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude.]

1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end. A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. Prescott.

2. Final decision; determination; result. And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. Shak.

3. Any inference or result of reasoning.

4. (Logic)

Definition: The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism. He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion. Addison.

5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic] Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still conclusion. Shak.

6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [Obs.] We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. Bacon.

7. (Law) (a) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc. (b) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. Wharton. Conclusion to the country (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country," i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. Mozley & W.

– In conclusion. (a) Finally. (b) In short.

– To try conclusions, to make a trial or an experiment. Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the basket creep. Shak.

Syn.

– Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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