Long-term

Name the settled state far enough out that the full causal chain has played through and compounding or erosion has shown up. Not the first result and not the mid-course check, but what durably remains once everything has worked itself out.

Name the settled state far enough out that the full causal chain has played through and compounding or erosion has shown up. Not the first result and not the mid-course check, but what durably remains once everything has worked itself out.

Example

For the exam, the long-term line is not next week's score or six-month recall. It is whether, two courses later, you can solve unfamiliar problems in the field and eventually use the material in your profession. Cramming fails that line outright.