end point

noun

1

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process

especially : a point in a titration at which a definite effect (such as a color change) is observed

2

usually endpoint

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint 

: either of two points or values that mark the ends of a line segment or interval

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Examples of end point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the United States and Israel can agree on an end point to the war, many other things can fall into place. —David Makovsky, Washington Post, 19 June 2024

Race organizers followed the same format for two decades, alternating start and end points for most years until 1970, when Leadville hosted its first separate event. —Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024

Why was that very definite end point interesting to you? —Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 May 2024

Instead of concentrating its response at the end point of radicalization—the time right before an attack—the government should work to stop individuals from engaging with online hate and harm to begin with. —Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

endpoint

noun

end·​point

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint

: either of two points that mark the ends of a line segment

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Medical Definition

end point

noun

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process: as

a

: a point in a titration at which a definite effect is observed

b

: the greatest dilution (as of a virus or a vitamin) that will produce a specified effect in a biological system