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critical mass

Posted on August 1, 2016July 26, 2016 by admin

krI tih kəl maes
noun
1. the minimum mass of fissionable material necessary to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
2. the amount or number necessary or sufficient to cause an effect or result.
Government policy will change when the number of protesters reaches a critical mass.

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