end point

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of end point¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"I loved Uruguay and the end point in Chile which looked like an Austrian ski resort which was just so different to where we started in the Amazon."

From BBC

The liberal tendency to embrace "responsible conservatives" — defined as "someone who offers thoughtful critiques of the excesses of American liberalism and especially of the left" — has led to JD Vance as a vivid end point.

From Salon

And bigger picture, he argues that the government’s new green investments should be assessed as “a milestone first step” rather than an end point.

From BBC

He may start out in overly familiar territory, then through barely perceptible gradual changes the end point becomes an unexpected marvel.

From Los Angeles Times

"It needs to be more thought out, it needs to crucially have a better start and end point," he says.

From BBC

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