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Definition of Criticality

1. Noun. A state of critical urgency.

2. Noun. A critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining.

Definition of Criticality

1. Noun. The state of being critical ¹

2. Noun. (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. ¹

3. Noun. (physics) The point at which a nuclear reaction becomes self-sustaining ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Criticality

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Criticality

critical period critical point critical point drying critical pressure critical rate critical rationalism critical review critical section critical temperature critical theory

critical thinking critical tide level critical update critical velocity criticalities criticality (current term) critically critically-acclaimed critically acclaimed criticalness

criticalnesses criticaster criticasters criticisable criticise criticised criticiser criticisers criticises criticising

Literary usage of Criticality

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Computing Radiation Dosimetry: CRD 2002 : Workshop Proceedings, Sacavém by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (2004)
"... transport methodology has been used to analyse two criticality accidents - JCO fuel processing in Tokai-mura, Japan and the Sarov experiment in Russia ..."

2. Profiting from Chaos: : Using Chaos Theory for Market Timing, Stock by Tonis Vaga (1994)
"Sand Piles and Earthquakes: Self-Organized criticality One of the general characteristics of transitions from disorder to order in complex systems is an ..."

3. National Accounts of OECD Countries: V.2 by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service) (2004)
"The JCO criticality accident occurred in 1999 in Tokai-mura, Japan, and the Sarov ... These particular criticality accidents were selected because they ..."

4. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2001)
"Level of under criticality The level of under criticality results from a compromise between the need for maintaining the accelerator in an accessible range ..."

5. Passenger Rail Security: Enhanced Federal Leadership Needed to Prioritize by Cathleen A. Berrick, Jayetta Hecker (2006)
"According to TSA, a criticality assessment tool was developed that considers multiple factors, such as the potential for loss of life or effects on public ..."

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