(mathematics, computing theory) The greatest number of times that a contiguous subsequence can be repeated.

plural of critical exponent

(physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a damping ratio of exactly 1.

A movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle of the 20th century, emphasizing close reading, particularly of poetry, to discover how a work functions as a self-contained, self-referential aesthetic object.

A direct action event in which bicycle riders travel through city streets as a group.

(physics) The temperature at the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.

(medicine) Intensive care.

Alternative form of noncritical.

plural of critical path

A form of literary criticism that analyzes the context of the text.