What does critical mean?
Definitions for critical
ˈkrɪt ɪ kəlcrit·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
criticaladjective
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
"a critical attitude"
criticaladjective
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"
criticaladjective
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
"a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
critical, vitaladjective
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
"a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
critical, decisiveadjective
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
"a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
criticaladjective
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"
criticaladjective
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
"critical acclaim"
Wiktionary
criticaladjective
Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
A good teacher is fair but critical.
criticaladjective
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
This is a critical moment.
criticaladjective
Extremely important.
It's critical that you deliver this on time.
criticaladjective
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
criticaladjective
Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.
The patient's condition is critical.
criticaladjective
Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
The political situation was so critical that the government declared the state of siege.
criticaladjective
Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
The reaction was about to become critical.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and, from <
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Criticaladjective
Etymology: from critick.
It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears, to direct and determine what is graceful and what is not. William Holder.
Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion, that he would never have brought in such prayers as these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman customs. Edward Stillingfleet.
What wouldst thou write of me, if thou shouldst praise me? ——
—— O, gentle lady, do not put me to’t;
For I am nothing, if not critical. William Shakespeare, Othello.The moon is supposed to be measured by sevens, and the critical or decretory days to be dependent on that number. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv. c. 12.
Opportunity is in respect to time, in some sense, as time is in respect to eternity: it is the small moment, the exact point, the critical minute, on which every good work so much depends. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
The people cannot but resent to see their apprehensions of the power of France, in so critical a juncture, wholly laid aside. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
critical
Critical can be defined as a thorough and analytical evaluation or examination of something, particularly by making judgments or forming opinions based on careful assessment and consideration of all relevant factors. It involves the ability to think objectively, asking thoughtful questions, and identifying weaknesses or flaws in arguments, ideas, or situations. Critical thinking often involves the skill of analyzing information, reasoning logically, and drawing well-informed conclusions. Additionally, being critical implies being open-minded, willing to challenge existing beliefs or assumptions, and seeking deeper understanding through questioning and reflection.
Webster Dictionary
Criticalnoun
qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions
Criticalnoun
pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation
Criticalnoun
inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious
Criticalnoun
inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting
Criticalnoun
characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject
Criticalnoun
pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1787
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2749
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Adjectives Frequency: #234
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of critical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of critical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of critical in a Sentence
What's important for these emerging EV companies ... is the potential change in customer experience, if they can transform the way the car fits into our lives, creation of an entire ecosystem enabled by fast mobile internet connectivity, location-based intelligence ... will be critical.
Education, Glenn Youngkin is almost a textbook case of someone who has taken a cultural issue, and arguably distorted it, that is the accusation and according to all of our fact-checking, you know, critical race theory is not taught in Virginia schools, it’s not a big deal, but it’s become, you know, a cause of outrage in so many school boards.
Judge Castel's decision acknowledges what we have asserted from the beginning, that viewers of' When They See Us' believe that Defendants' utterly false and defamatory portrayal of Linda Fairstein as' a central villain' in' When They See Us' has a basis in truth, we are glad that Linda Fairstein now has the opportunity to pursue Linda Fairstein claims with respect to five critical scenes in the series that falsely depict Ms. Fairstein engaging in coercive and discriminatory conduct in order to build a case against innocent young men of color.
I’m thankful I had a very authentic relationship, obviously, he was my employer but at the same time there was a level of respect and because of the window of time I worked with him it was in that critical point where you go from off-the-radar to dominating the radar. I think, more than anything else, I really felt, and he demonstrated, that he saw me as not just a band member or employee but more as a confidante big brother and we had an authentic relationship.
Every time the industry goes after a new name for something and tries to pivot, something new inevitably comes out of it. It's just not clear yet what it will be, i think one has to be really critical of this tendency and call out what is just marketing and hype, which is a large part of it, whilst remaining open-minded to the fact that something new does emerge.
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Translations for critical
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- حرجArabic
- решителен, критичен, много важен, придиращ, преломенBulgarian
- críticCatalan, Valencian
- kritickýCzech
- kritischGerman
- κρίσιμοςGreek
- krizaEsperanto
- crítica, críticoSpanish
- حیاتی, ایرادگیر, بحرانی, عیبجو, انتقادیPersian
- kritisoiva, arvostelu, arvosteleva, kriittinen, [[äärimmäinenFinnish
- critiqueFrench
- beachtaíochIrish
- ביקורתיHebrew
- महत्वपूर्णHindi
- válságos, bíráló, kritikusHungarian
- ដែលរកតែកំហុសKhmer
- 비판적Korean
- kritisch, kritiekDutch
- críticoPortuguese
- крити́ческий, критический, реши́тельный, перело́мный, придирчивыйRussian
- prijélomnīSerbo-Croatian
- kritiskSwedish
- விமர்சனTamil
- క్లిష్టమైనTelugu
- วิกฤติThai
- 危急Chinese
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