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Meaning of critical

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  critical
      adj 1: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors
             and flaws; "a critical attitude" [ant: {uncritical}]
      2: 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"; "go critical" [ant:
         {noncritical}]
      3: characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical
         reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of
         Melville's writings" [ant: {noncritical}, {uncritical}]
      4: urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of
         the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy
         society"; "of vital interest" [syn: {critical}, {vital}]
      5: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a
         critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn:
         {critical}, {decisive}]
      6: 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" [ant: {noncritical}, {noncrucial}]
      7: of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism;
         "critical acclaim"

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