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Answer for the clue "Especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining ", 11 letters:
criticality

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Word definitions for criticality in dictionaries

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n. a state of critical urgency [syn: criticalness , cruciality ] a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

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Criticality may refer to:

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n. 1 The state of being critical. (rfex) 2 (context education English) 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 ...

Usage examples of criticality.

But I never conveyed to them the real criticality of what was happening in both eras, especially this one.

You did it right, that was all, you did it real, hell with them… set the controls to your own touch and take the time it took, they should have effin’ said if there were criticalities not on the instruments—it was a new kind of adaptive assist, piece of nice, this was… All kinds of interlocks and analyses it could give you.

Jane recalled how Kurt had always rhapsodized about the oak tree, how he'd gone on about fractals and gnarliness and self-organized criticality.

One very experienced colleague of yours vanished completely, and is now over twenty megs past their criticality deadline.