output
part of speech
noun (output, outputs); verb (output, outputs, output or outputted, outputting)
meaning for a pupil
1) The amount of something that is made or produced. tree →
2) (computers) What a computer or machine gives out, like words on a screen or a printout. tree →
3) (maths) The number that comes out of a function machine. tree →
4) (verb) To produce or give out. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, the function machine takes an input, does a rule (like × 3) and gives an output. In computing lessons, input goes in, output comes out (screen, speakers, printer). In science and economics, power output and factory output. Phrases: input and output, energy output.
examples
- If the input is 4 and the rule is add 5, the output is 9. tree →
- The printer is an output device. tree →
- The factory's output doubled this year. tree →
- The speakers output the sound. tree →
- Solar panels have a lower output on cloudy days. tree →
- Write the output for each input in the table. tree →
note
Opposite: input. Past form: output (or outputted in computing). In maths: output = rule applied to input; to find the input from the output, do the inverse (opposite) operation.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «output» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.