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end point

American  

noun

  1. a final goal or finishing point; terminus.

  2. Chemistry. the point in a titration usually noting the completion of a reaction and marked by a change of some kind, as of the color of an indicator.

  3. Mathematics. endpoint.


end point British  

noun

  1. chem the point at which a titration is complete, usually marked by a change in colour of an indicator

  2. the point at which anything is complete

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of end point

First recorded in 1895–1900


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Wilson predicts this trend has further to run as the broader correction in stock markets approaches its end point.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

His paintings and ceramics are layered and collage-like, driven by instinct rather than by a predestined end point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That trajectory nearly reached an end point on Wednesday.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

When I finally rolled up, I realized what I thought was the end point was a deserted Mongolian shepherd village.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

His rivalry with Bridges and Sturtevant, his former lab partners from Columbia University, reached a brittle end point, and his relationship with Morgan, never warm, devolved into icy hostility.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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