CRITICALITY

criticality

(noun) a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

criticality, criticalness, cruciality

(noun) a state of critical urgency

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

criticality (countable and uncountable, plural criticalities)

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 January 2025

BOOK

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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