critical
adjective1556{ds||2|a|}
- inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
- consisting of or involving criticism; also : of or relating to the judgment of critics
- exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation
critical angle
noun
critical angle
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1829
- the least angle of incidence at which total reflection takes place
critical care
noun
critical care
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1956{ds||1||}
- the monitoring and treatment of critically ill or injured patients : intensive care
- a designated area of a hospital providing critical care : intensive care unit —often hyphenated when used before another noun
critical care unit
noun
critical care unit
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1956
- a unit of a hospital providing intensive care for critically ill or injured patients : intensive care unit
critical condition
noun
critical condition
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1815
- a serious state in which an ill or injured individual has dangerously unstable or abnormal vital signs and typically requires short-term life support measures (such as mechanical respiration or defibrillation) for stabilization and support prior to or during recovery
critical mass
noun
critical mass
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1947
- a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result
critical point
noun
critical point
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1848
- a point on the graph of a function where the derivative is zero or infinite
critical race theory
noun
critical race theory
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1988
- a group of concepts (such as the idea that race is a sociological rather than biological designation, and that racism pervades society and is fostered and perpetuated by the legal system) used for examining the relationship between race and the laws and legal institutions of a country and especially the United States; also : a movement advocating the examination of this relationship —abbreviation CRT
critical region
noun
critical region
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1933
- the set of outcomes of a statistical test for which the null hypothesis is to be rejected
critical thinking
noun
critical thinking
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1815{ds||1||}
- the act or practice of thinking critically (as by applying reason and questioning assumptions) in order to solve problems, evaluate information, discern biases, etc.
- the set of skills, methods, etc. involved in critical thinking —sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun
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