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n. The final result; the outcome. See Synonyms at effect.

n. The central idea or point; gist.

n. A concise summary.

n. The final result, or outcome of something.

n. Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

n. Final issue; conclusion; end; consummation: as, the upshot of the matter.

n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

"That suggests you might get a few more decades of Flynn Effect by improving those factors for the poor, but in the long term the upshot is going to be the same if the fertility gap holds."

phenomenon   

brisance    change    influence    knock-on effect    impact    offshoot    response    by-product    backwash    position effect   

conclusion    meaning    outcome    bottom line    the long and short    digest    consequence   

corridor    effectuation    tightrope    ventriloquism    faultlessness