criticality

/K R IH0 T AH0 K AE1 L AH0 T IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    The state of being critical.

  2. 2

    (education) 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. 3

    (physics) The point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.