criticality
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary crit·i·cal adj. Pronunciation: ' kri-ti-kəl Function: adjective Date: 1547 1 a : of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture <a critical phase>: as (1) : relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected also : being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death < critical care> <a patient listed in critical condition> (2) : relating to or being a state in which or a measurement or point at which some quality, property, or phenomenon suffers a definite change < critical temperature> b : CRUCIAL , DECISIVE <a critical test> c : INDISPENSABLE , VITAL <a critical waterfowl habitat> <a component critical to the operation of a machine> d : being in or approaching a state of crisis <a critical shortage> <a critical situation> 2 a : inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably b : consisting of or involving criticism < critical writings> also : of or relating to the judgment of critics <the play was a critical success> c : exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation < critical thinking> d : including variant readings and scholarly emendations <a critical edition> 3 a : of sufficient size to sustain a chain reaction ― used of a mass of fissionable material <a critical mass> b : sustaining a nuclear chain reaction <the reactor went critical > –crit·i·cal·i·ty \ ˌ kri-tə- ' ka-lə-tē\ noun –crit·i·cal·ly \ ' kri-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb –crit·i·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun synonyms CRITICAL , HYPERCRITICAL , FAULTFINDING , CAPTIOUS , CARPING , CENSORIOUS mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. CRITICAL may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order…