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Outcome vs Inconducive - What's the difference?

outcome | inconducive |

As a noun outcome

is information, event, object or state of being produced as a result or consequence of a plan, process, accident, effort or other similar action or occurrence.

As an adjective inconducive is

not likely to produce or support some desired outcome.

outcome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Information, event, object or state of being produced as a result or consequence of a plan, process, accident, effort or other similar action or occurrence.
  • A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
  • A positive result or consequence.
  • (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.
  • (education) The results or evidence of students' learning experience. Often used in place of desired outcomes .
  • The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome .}}

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    inconducive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not likely to produce or support some desired outcome.
  • * 1945 , " Freedom from Slums," The Virgin Islands Daily News , 6 Apr., p. 3 (retrieved 20 Aug. 2010):
  • Whole families are often obliged to live in one—or two—room apartments, inconducive either to good morals or good health.
  • * 1971 , " Male chauvinism," Ottawa Citizen , 31 March, p. 5 (retrieved 20 Aug. 2010):
  • The dinner conversation was becoming inconducive to smooth digestion.
  • * 2008 , Eric Lai, " Microsoft tries to steer a more agile course on software development," Computerworld , 26 Feb. (retrieved 20 Aug. 2010):
  • But the sheer size of the company's programming workforce, and the number, heft and widespread popularity of its products, conspire to create an environment that can be inconducive to efficient coding.

    Synonyms

    * unconducive