endpoint

or end point

[ end-point ]

/ ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt /

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noun Mathematics.

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

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Origin of endpoint

First recorded in 1895–1900; end¹ + point

Words nearby endpoint

endpaper, end piece, endpin, end plate, endplay, endpoint, end-position nystagmus, end product, end rhyme, endrin, end run

Definition for endpoint (2 of 2)

end point

noun

a final goal or finishing point; terminus.

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.

Mathematics. endpoint.

Origin of end point

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example sentences from the Web for endpoint

Even in our crooked coordinate system the standard midpoint formula still works, so we can find the coordinates of our midpoint by averaging the coordinates of the endpoints.
The Crooked Geometry of Round Trips|Patrick Honner|January 13, 2021|Quanta Magazine
That makes cloud resources far more popular than hosting on servers or directly on endpoint devices, such as laptops or smartphones.
A new horizon: Expanding the AI landscape|Jason Sparapani|November 30, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The trial will continue until it reaches its endpoint of 164 cases of the coronavirus, which a Pfizer executive said could take a few weeks.
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by mid-December following release of data showing it is more than 90 percent effective|Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun, Carolyn Y. Johnson|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
The trial will continue until it reaches its endpoint of 164 cases of covid-19, which Jansen said could take a few weeks.
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in first analysis, company reports|Carolyn Y. Johnson|November 9, 2020|Washington Post

These techniques help us to gain perspective on distressing events such as covid-19 by thinking about the fact that they won’t last forever and that there will be an endpoint.
Should I be giving my little girl a bigger dose of reality about the pandemic?|Scott Neumyer|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
What do you think the endpoint is in terms of us giving up our privacy, whether it to be companies, or the government?
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up|William O’Connor|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each one represents the endpoint of a long process of winnowing, pruning and perfecting, driven entirely by the market.
Consider the Washing Machine|Justin Green|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The uncertainty of an endpoint to the conflict made him eager to truly “complete his religion,” as he said, and get married.
Pregnant Women Flee Syria|Sophia Jones, Erin Banco|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for endpoint

end point

noun

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

the point at which anything is complete

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Definition for endpoint (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of end point

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noun