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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the business because it lacked critical mass"
2: the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 1964 a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result< the critical mass of activity needed for a retail store >
U.S. Military Dictionary
The minimum amount of fissionable material capable of supporting a chain reaction under precisely specified conditions.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
1. In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction. (TECHNICAL) N-SING: also no det 2. A critical mass of something is an amount of it that makes it possible for something to happen or continue. Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached. N-SING: also no det
