critical mass
noun
: a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result
the critical mass of activity needed for a retail store
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The long and short is that Hogan will almost certainly need to win over a critical mass of split-ticket voters in an era when that is less and less common.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Just one in 20 European companies has trained more than 25% of workers on AI, the percentage required to achieve critical mass, BCG found.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
In both countries, a critical mass — though not the majority — of the electorate is skeptical of the West and open to the Russian perspective of the war.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Lots of details about the critical mass that is the plight of the matriarchal honey bee are funneled directly into the audience, those details shaping what becomes a scintillating, albeit choppy narrative that puts ethics and friendship in the crosshairs of ambition.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
Since no one knew how to bring together a critical mass of the stuff to make an explosion, two designs were pursued simultaneously.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
For that to work, the platform will need to build a critical mass of users in multiple locations, but Shahini says potential users in other cities are already pushing him to expand SweatPals’ reach.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Over the past two years, problems reached a critical mass for farmers.
—Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
The hope, many activists said, is to draw a critical mass of supporters to the region.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Just one in 20 European companies has trained more than 25% of workers on AI, the percentage required to achieve critical mass, BCG found.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
In both countries, a critical mass — though not the majority — of the electorate is skeptical of the West and open to the Russian perspective of the war.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Lots of details about the critical mass that is the plight of the matriarchal honey bee are funneled directly into the audience, those details shaping what becomes a scintillating, albeit choppy narrative that puts ethics and friendship in the crosshairs of ambition.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
Since no one knew how to bring together a critical mass of the stuff to make an explosion, two designs were pursued simultaneously.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
For that to work, the platform will need to build a critical mass of users in multiple locations, but Shahini says potential users in other cities are already pushing him to expand SweatPals’ reach.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Over the past two years, problems reached a critical mass for farmers.
—Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
The hope, many activists said, is to draw a critical mass of supporters to the region.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Critical mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20mass. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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