criticality

1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being critical.

   They weren't aware of the criticality of the situation.

   a state of critical urgency

2. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)The point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.

   a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

1. Damiano died in a nuclear criticality accident.

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