criticality
noun/ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/ · /ˈkɹɪtəˌkæləti/
Etymology From critical + -ity.
1
The state of being critical.
- They weren't aware of the criticality of the situation.
2
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.
3
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.
- Derived terms
- criticality accident, criticality matrix, dry criticality, hypercriticality, multicriticality, recriticality, subcriticality, supercriticality, tetracriticality, wet criticality
- Related terms
- criticalness
- Hyponyms
- delayed criticality, prompt criticality