1. the result of an experiment, treatment, intervention, or other event. For example, the test scores of students in a classroom who have been taught with a new lecture method comprise an outcome, as does a client’s condition after psychotherapy.

2. in game theory, the factor determining a particular set of payments, one set being paid to each participant.

3. in interdependence theory, the net profit or loss one derives from an interaction after all of one’s benefits and costs are considered.

4. in equity theory, the benefits people receive from their activities (e.g., pay, intrinsic gratification, recognition).