outcome vs scheme

outcome

noun
  • That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process. 

  • The scoreline; the result. 

  • The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes). 

  • The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space. 

scheme

noun
  • A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event. 

  • A council housing estate. 

  • A systematic plan of future action. 

  • An orderly combination of related parts. 

  • A plot or secret, devious plan. 

  • A mathematical structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety in several ways, such as taking account of multiplicities and allowing "varieties" defined over any commutative ring (e.g. Fermat curves over the integers). 

  • A chart or diagram of a system or object. 

  • Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:. 

  • A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members. 

verb
  • To plot, or contrive a plan. 

  • To plan; to contrive. 

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