utfallen

Utfallen is a Swedish noun meaning the outcomes or results of a process, event, or measurement. The singular form is utfall, while utfallen is used to refer to multiple results. The term is common in statistics, probability, risk assessment, and planning, where it denotes the possible or observed results of an experiment, test, or decision.

In statistical and probabilistic contexts, utfallen describes the different outcomes a random variable can produce. For example, in a binary trial, the utfallen might be recorded as success or failure. In broader planning or risk management, people talk about the various utfallen of a policy or action, including best-case, worst-case, and most likely outcomes. The word often appears in phrases such as "de olika utfallen" (the different outcomes) or "utfallet av studien" (the result of the study).

Semantic nuances distinguish utfallen from related terms. Utfall emphasizes the result or consequence of an event, while konsekvens or resultat may convey related but slightly different shades of meaning, with resultat focusing on the end result and konsekvens on subsequent effects.

Etymologically, utfallen is formed from ut- meaning outward or away and fall meaning an event or occurrence, collectively describing the result that arises from a given event or process. The term is primarily used in Swedish and is uncommon in non-Scandinavian languages, though it may appear in translated texts discussing Swedish statistics or decision analysis.