premortem
premortem · premortems
An analysis of potential failure before it happensAn analysis of potential failure before it happens.
» Every falling snowflake dances its premortem dance.
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1 sensesAn analysis of potential failure before it happens.
Examples
1 sentencesEvery falling snowflake dances its premortem dance.
Origin
From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post moFrom pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.
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Forms
plural: premortems| Singular | premortem |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.