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critical Definition
(a)
marked
by
a
tendency
to
find
and
call
attention
to
errors
and
flaws
; "
a
critical
attitude
"
(a)
at
or
of
a
point
at
which
a
property
or
phenomenon
suffers
an
abrupt
change
especially
having
enough
mass
to
sustain
a
chain
reaction
; "
a
critical
temperature
of
water
is
100
degrees
C
--
its
boiling
point
at
standard
atmospheric
pressure
"; "
critical
mass
";
(a)
characterized
by
careful
evaluation
and
judgment
; "
a
critical
reading
"; "
a
critical
dissertation
"; "
a
critical
analysis
of
Melville
''
s
writings
"
(a)
being
in
or
verging
on
a
state
of
crisis
or
emergency
; "
a
critical
shortage
of
food
"; "
a
critical
illness
"; "
an
illness
at
the
critical
stage
"
(a)
of
or
involving
or
characteristic
of
critics
or
criticism
; "
critical
acclaim
"
(s)
urgently
needed
;
absolutely
necessary
; "
a
critical
element
of
the
plan
"; "
critical
medical
supplies
"; "
vital
for
a
healthy
society
"; "
of
vital
interest
"
(s)
forming
or
having
the
nature
of
a
turning
point
or
crisis
; "
a
critical
point
in
the
campaign
"; "
the
critical
test
"
critical Synonyms
critical
decisive
vital
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