## Meanings
1. Something that happens because of an earlier action or event.
2. The final score, mark, or outcome of something.
3. To happen as a consequence of something.
4. To cause or lead to a particular outcome.

## Examples
- The accident was the result of careless driving.
- We listened for the election results on the radio.
- Nothing useful will result from this meeting.
- This measure will result in higher prices for everyone.

## Derived Forms
- misresult
- nonresult
- result-oriented
- resultance
- resultative
- resultful
- resultfulness
- resultive
- resultless
- resultlessness
- resultset

## Related Forms
- resile
- resilience
- resilient
- resultant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sel-
- Root: resulten
- Root: resulto

## Etymology
Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”).

## AI Etymology
Result recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”). Modern senses include something that happens because of an earlier action or event. and the final score, mark, or outcome of something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as misresult, nonresult, result-oriented, resultance, resultative, and resultful and related forms such as resile, resilience, resilient, and resultant.

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- Cause, Change & Process

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