CRITICALITY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Criticality

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌkrɪtɪˈkalɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:

crucial importance

Short Definition:

crucial importance

Examples:
  • all the agencies understand the criticality of their IT systems to their operations
  • science underscores the criticality of a child's earliest years to better health in adulthood
Definition:

(of a nuclear reactor or fuel) the quality or state of maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction

Short Definition:

(of nuclear reactor or fuel) state of maintaining self-sustaining chain reaction

Examples:
  • reactor 4 at the Oi nuclear power plant reached criticality on Thursday morning

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