endpoint

Or end point

[end-point]

noun

Mathematics.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of endpoint¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; end ¹ + point

Example Sentences

In gene therapy, people are trying to understand the benefits of surrogate versus functional endpoints, and whether surrogate endpoints are considered beneficial enough to allow for approval.

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Instead, psychologists use the phrases moving into, moving through, and moving out of to describe transitions, acknowledging that they rarely yield a clear-cut endpoint.

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But the email reviewed by The Times did not contain an endpoint for the “pause,” and the official who spoke to The Times described it as “open-ended.”

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“The logical endpoint of that is becoming a successful individual in neoliberal society.”

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The primary endpoint of the study was insulin sensitivity -- the effectiveness of the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin -- which decreases early on before the onset of type 2 diabetes.

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