definition of
conclusion

[1] #1 conclusion n. [decision, determination] a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination". wn

[2] #2 conclusion n. an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion". wn

[3] #3 conclusion n. [stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, close] the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season". wn

[4] #4 conclusion n. [ending, finish] event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show". wn

[5] #5 conclusion n. [ratiocination] the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism). wn