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Webster 1913 Edition


Criticalness

Crit′ic-al-ness

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Noun.
1.
The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.
2.
Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.

Webster 1828 Edition


Criticalness

CRITICALNESS

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Noun.
1.
The state of being critical; incidence at a particular point of time.
2.
Exactness; accuracy; nicety; minute care in examination.

Definition 2024


criticalness

criticalness

English

Noun

criticalness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being critical.
    • 1965, Michael A. Wallach & Nathan Kogan, Modes of Thinking in Young Children, page 98
      Acquiescence may be roughly described as a "yea-saying" tendency, criticalness as a "nay-saying" tendency.

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