endpoint

American  

[end-point] / ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt /

Or end point

noun

Mathematics.

1. the point on each side of an interval marking its extremity on that side.

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Etymology

Origin of endpoint

First recorded in 1895–1900; end ¹ + point

Example Sentences

Griffith is one endpoint of a chain reaction across oil drillers, refiners, tanker operators and financial markets set off in recent weeks by the prospect of war with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The study met the primary endpoint, with petrelintide producing 10.7% mean weight loss against 1.7% weight loss in the placebo group.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

But the problem with a royal scandal is that it has no natural endpoint.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The company said it’s starting a Phase III program on the oral drug elecoglipron after it said obese or overweight participants with at least one comorbidity met the primary endpoint in a Phase IIb trial.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

As a matter of fact, it is only the endpoint of a process, the resultant of a drive to restore equilibrium within the organism.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.