criticality

English

noun
Definitions
  • The state of being critical.
  • (education) A disposition for purposeful thinking and acting guided by criteria that are considered to be contextually appropriate and that are expected to result in positive outcomes related to the purpose.
  • (physics) The point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.

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Suffix from English critical.

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English

critical

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