Criticality

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  • noun. The quality, state, or degree of being of the highest importance.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining.
  • noun. The state of a substance or system at its critical point.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being critical.
  • noun. A critical idea or observation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being critical
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The point at which a nuclear reaction becomes self-sustaining
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
  • noun. a state of critical urgency
  • Word Usage
    "No requirement of "criticality" is necessary for ideological correctness: the purpose of art is to be aesthetic, and contemporary artists are exploiting the aesthetic possibilities of mass culture to create "fine art" that doesn't pretend to an inherent "superiority" over that culture."
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