Meaning

noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

noun a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

noun something that results

originRecorded 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”).

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