minimum critical mass

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• critical mass — ˌcritical ˈmass noun [singular] COMMERCE MARKETING the minimum number of users, buyers etc that is necessary for a product to succeed or for something to happen: critical mass of • A communications system is of no value to the users unless there… …   Financial and business terms

• critical mass — n. 1. the minimum amount of fissile material that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction under a given set of conditions 2. the minimum amount or number required for something to happen, begin, etc …   English World dictionary

• critical mass — The minimum amount of resources or number of people needed to start and/or sustain a business, project or event …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• critical mass — noun 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• critical mass — 1. Physics. the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate. 2. an amount necessary or sufficient to have a significant effect or to achieve a result: a critical mass of popular support. [1940… …   Universalium

• critical mass — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [KRIT uh kuhl MASS] a critical stage; a crisis point; the point at which something momentous will happen. So named after the minimum mass of fissionable material needed to sustain a nuclear reaction …   English dictionary for students

• critical mass — 1) N SING: also no det In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction. [TECHNICAL] 2) N SING: also no det A critical mass of something is an amount of it that makes it possible …   English dictionary

• critical mass — noun 1》 Physics the minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction. 2》 the minimum size or amount of resources required to start or maintain a venture …   English new terms dictionary

• critical mass — The minimum amount of fissionable material capable of supporting a chain reaction under precisely specified conditions …   Military dictionary

• critical mass — /ˌkrɪtɪkəl ˈmæs/ (say .kritikuhl mas) noun 1. the minimum quantity of fissile material necessary for a chain reaction to take place. 2. the operational level of a business at which it becomes a profitable enterprise. 3. the level of support or… …  

• Critical size — The critical size is the minimum size of a nuclear reactor core or nuclear weapon that can be made critical for a specific geometrical arrangement and material composition. The critical size must at least include enough fissionable material to… …   Wikipedia