conclusion


conclusion (http://definr.com/conclusion)

     n 1: 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"
          [syn: decision, determination]
     2: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
     3: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
        of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up
        at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of
        the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish,
         last, close]
     4: 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" [syn: ending,
         finish] [ant: beginning]
     5: the proposition that must follow from the major and minor
        premises of a syllogism
     6: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
        agreement" [syn: termination, ending]
     7: a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal";
        "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
     8: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
        to say..." [syn: end, close, closing, ending]
     9: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden
        of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
        [syn: decision, determination]