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]