Device and Outcome

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Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Outcome and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outcome" instead a noun "Device".

Outcome noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Device and outcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Outcome".

good	good device	good outcome
matter	matter device	matter outcome
similar	similar device	similar outcome
common	common device	common outcome
Other adjectives: specific, certain, standard, single, actual, big.

Discussed in several posts on Less Wrong, in the form of a device that takes a desired outcome and simply vetoes all possibilities that don't lead to it.

Source: Winds of Destiny, Change
Of course, which extremely improbable outcome you get... It was a plot device Adams conceived when he realized he'd worked the original story into a point where he was stuck and needed a quick resolution.

Source: Film / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Luckily, sending a human or using a Mind-Control Device results in a positive outcome.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light

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