Definition:
critical
- criticalcrucial (very important)
- critical(of a nuclear reactor or fuel) Maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction
- criticalExpressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
- criticalHaving a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something
- criticalRelating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another
- critical(of a person) Extremely ill and at risk of death
- critical(of a published literary or musical text) Incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary
- criticalExpressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments
- critical(of a situation or problem) Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis