Outcome vs. Event — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Outcome and Event
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Definitions
Outcome
An end result; a consequence.
Event
Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence.
Outcome
That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
Event
A social gathering or activity
The fundraising event was held in the ballroom.
Outcome
(probability theory) The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.
Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.
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Event
(Sports) A contest in a sports competition, such as a meet
Swimming events.
Outcome
(education) The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience often used in the phrase learning outcomes.
The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
Event
(Physics) A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in spacetime, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
Outcome
The scoreline; the result.
Event
(Archaic) A final result; an outcome.
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Outcome
That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.
All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thought.
Event
An occurrence; something that happens.
Outcome
Something that results;
He listened for the results on the radio
Event
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
Where will the event be held?
Outcome
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous 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
Event
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
Event
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
Event
(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
Event
(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
Event
(probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
If is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: , , and .
Event
(obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
Event
(medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
Event
(obsolete) To occur, take place.
Event
To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
Event
To expose to the air, ventilate.
Event
That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.
To watch quietly the course of events.
There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked.
Event
An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
Event
The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.
Dark doubts between the promise and event.
Event
To break forth.
Event
Something that happens at a given place and time
Event
A special set of circumstances;
In that event, the first possibility is excluded
It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
Event
A phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
Event
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous 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
