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critical mass

DEFINITIONS OF: critical mass

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n the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture

“the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass
“there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead”
“they sold the business because it lacked critical mass
Type of:
amount
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

n the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction

Type of:
mass
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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