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critical mass noun

  • (nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
 крити́ческая ма́сса, критическая масса
  • (by extension, figurative) The minimum amount of something or the minimum number of people needed to trigger a phenomenon.
 критическая масса
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