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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Stars form when large clumps of gas and dust reach a critical mass and collapse under their own gravity.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Early Warnings Should Have Been Acted On Sooner The FAA references early warnings that U.S. air traffic has reached critical mass, requiring immediate modernization of the national airspace system.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Why have newer and faster versions of the standard—UHS-II, UHS-III, and SD Express—failed to achieve critical mass?
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
The White House said Monday that Trump would veto a Senate bill that would mandate congressional approval for new tariffs, a bet that the critical mass of Republican lawmakers will loyally back his taxes on imports despite the economic and political chaos being created.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Early Warnings Should Have Been Acted On Sooner The FAA references early warnings that U.S. air traffic has reached critical mass, requiring immediate modernization of the national airspace system.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Why have newer and faster versions of the standard—UHS-II, UHS-III, and SD Express—failed to achieve critical mass?
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
The White House said Monday that Trump would veto a Senate bill that would mandate congressional approval for new tariffs, a bet that the critical mass of Republican lawmakers will loyally back his taxes on imports despite the economic and political chaos being created.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Critical mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20mass. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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