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   Crit·i·cal

   /ˈkridək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments: "he was critical of many U.S. welfare programs" Similar censoriouscondemnatorycondemningcastigatoryreprovingdenunciatorydeprecatorydisparagingdisapprovingscathingcriticizingfault-findingjudgmentalnegativeunfavorableunsympathetichypercriticalultra-criticalovercriticalpedanticpettifoggingcavillingcarpingquibblingnigglingpass-remarkableinformal:nitpickinghairsplittingpickygripingbitchingbellyachingwhingeingpernicketypersnicketyrare:reprobatoryreprobativeOpposite complimentary
   • 2. expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art: "she never won the critical acclaim she sought" Similar evaluativeanalyticanalyticalinterpretativeexpositorycommentativeexplanatoryexplicativeelucidative
   • ▪ (of a published literary or musical text) incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary: "a critical edition of a Bach sonata"
   • ▪ involving the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement: "professors often find it difficult to encourage critical thinking in their students"
   • 3. (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis: "the flood waters had not receded, and the situation was still critical" Similar graveseriousdangerousriskyperiloushazardousprecarioustouch-and-goin the balanceuncertaindesperatedireacutevery badlife-and-deathlife-threateninginformal:chancydiceyhairyiffydodgyarchaic, humorous:parlousperacuteprofoundrare:egregiousOpposite safe
   • ▪ (of a person) extremely ill and at risk of death: "he had been in critical condition since undergoing surgery"
   • ▪ having a decisive or crucial importance in the success, failure, or existence of something: "temperature is a critical factor in successful fruit storage" Similar crucialvitalessentialof the essenceall-importantimportantof the utmost importanceof great consequencehigh-priorityparamountpreeminentfundamentalkeypivotaldecidingdecisiveclimactericmomentousseriousurgentpressingcompellingexigentOpposite unimportant
   • 4. relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another: "if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion"
   • 5. (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction: "the reactor is due to go critical in October"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to the crisis of a disease’): from late Latin criticus (see critic).

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   • 1. criticalness noun

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Critical_race_theoryCritical race theory - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Critical race theory. Critical race theory ( CRT) is an interdisciplinary academic field focused on the relationships between social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws, and media. CRT also considers racism to be systemic in various laws and rules, and not only based on individuals' prejudices.

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   4 days ago · A new edition of a seminal text in Critical Race Theory. Since the publication of the third edition of Critical Race Theory: An Introduction in 2017, the United States has experienced a dramatic increase in racially motivated mass shootings and a pandemic that revealed how deeply entrenched medical racism is and how public disasters disproportionately affect minority communities.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › critical analysisCritical analysis - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms ...

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   3 days ago · critical analysis: 1 n an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation Synonyms: critical appraisal Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... criticism , critique a serious examination and judgment of something examen a critical study (as of a writer's work) knock , roast negative criticism self-criticism criticism of yourself Type of: ...

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   • Critique is a method of disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral discourse. Critique is commonly understood as fault finding and negative judgement, but it can also involve merit recognition, and in the philosophical tradition it also means a methodical practice of doubt.

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   What is a definition of critic?

   • Define critic. critic synonyms, critic pronunciation, critic translation, English dictionary definition of critic. one who censures; a person who reviews literary, artistic, or musical works, etc.: The critic gave a rave review of the play.

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   What does critic stand for?

   • What does CRITIC stand for? CRITIC stands for Critical Intelligence Message (also Critical Intelligence and 6 more) Rating: 1. 1 vote. What is the abbreviation for Critical Intelligence Message? Critical Intelligence Message is abbreviated as CRITIC. Related. The list of abbreviations related to

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6. libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk › law-jurisp › criticalCritical Legal Theory - Jurisprudence - Oxford LibGuides at ...

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   5 days ago · Critical theorists also maintain that despite the law's claims to accord justified, determinate and controlled expressions of power, law fails on each of these dimensions and instead law mystifies outsiders in an effort to legitimate the results in courts and legislatures. " Overview of Critical Legal Theory on The Bridge (see link below)

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   2 days ago · e. The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism, because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation.

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   4 days ago · They define critical thinking as, “the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.” 1

9. dal.ca.libguides.com › criticalracetheoryLibGuides: Critical Race and Legal Theory: Introduction

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   5 days ago · What is Critical Race Theory? "The critical race theory (CRT) movement is a collection of activists and scholars engaged in studying and transforming the relationship among race, racism, and power. The movement considers many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies discourses take up but places them in a broader ...