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criticality | critically |

As a noun criticality

is the state of being critical.

As an adverb critically is

in a critical manner; with criticism.

criticality

English

Noun

(wikipedia criticality) (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 reaction becomes self-sustaining

    • Related terms

    * criticalness

    Derived terms

    * criticality accident * criticality matrix * dry criticality * wet criticality * recriticality

    critically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a critical manner; with criticism.
  • With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
  • * Dryden
    • Critically to discern good writers from bad.
  • At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
    • a fortification critically situated
  • * Bishop Burnet
    • Coming critically the night before the session.