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 squad has reached a critical mass of talent and will be a problem for top teams in England and in Europe.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
As in South Africa in the 1980s, the goal must be to bring some critical mass of Israelis to the table through moral, economic, and political force.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
So, rather than being ‘othered’ on retail shelves, Nelstrop believes there is now enough critical mass to bring the category to life.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
As in South Africa in the 1980s, the goal must be to bring some critical mass of Israelis to the table through moral, economic, and political force.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
So, rather than being ‘othered’ on retail shelves, Nelstrop believes there is now enough critical mass to bring the category to life.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for critical mass
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“Critical mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20mass. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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