Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations.
It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite
of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system.
One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of
direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently
viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might
consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or
even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a
cachet of subcultural coolness.[1][2]