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  2. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language , the words begin , start , commence , and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .

  3. Equality of outcome - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle debated economic equality. Painting by Raffaello Sanzio (1509). According to professor of politics Ed Rooksby, the concept of equality of outcome is an important one in disputes between different political positions, since equality has overall been seen as positive and an important concept that is "deeply embedded in the fabric of modern ...

  4. Outcome - Wikipedia

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    Outcome may refer to: Outcome (probability), the result of an experiment in probability theory; Outcome (game theory), the result of players' decisions in game theory;

  5. Unintended consequences - Wikipedia

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    An erosion gully in Australia caused by rabbits, an unintended consequence of their introduction as game animals. In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences, more colloquially called knock-on effects) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen.

  6. Objectives and key results - Wikipedia

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    Considering this, OKRs are scored on a scale of 0.0 to 1.0, with 0.7 being the normal target for "aspirational" Key Results (where the aim is to make as much progress as possible), and 1.0 being the expected target for "committed" Key Results (where the outcome is the delivery of a product or feature, meeting a deadline, or a binary "done" or ...

  7. Odds - Wikipedia

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    These definitions are equivalent, since dividing both terms in the ratio by the number of outcomes yields the probabilities: : = (/): (/). Conversely, the odds against is the opposite ratio. For example, the odds against a random day of the week being during a weekend are 5:2.

  8. Outcome measure - Wikipedia

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    Outcomes measures should be relevant to the target of the intervention (be it a single person or a target population). [2] Depending on the design of a trial, outcome measures can be either primary outcomes, in which case the trial is designed around finding an adequate study size (through proper randomization and power calculation). [1]

  9. Path dependence - Wikipedia

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    Path dependence is a concept in the social sciences, referring to processes where past events or decisions constrain later events or decisions. [1] [2] It can be used to refer to outcomes at a single point in time or to long-run equilibria of a process. [3]