Critical 453612 215325905 2008-05-27T18:33:10Z SchuminWeb 231595 Removing backlinks to Critical Software that has been speedily deleted per ([[WP:CSD#A7|CSD A7]]); using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]] {{wt}} {{TOCright}} '''Critical''' may denote: *pertaining to a [[critic]] *pertaining to a [[critique]] *pertaining to a [[crisis]] More specifically: ===Philosophy=== *[[critical theory]] - concepts in social theory and in literary criticism ===Psychology and education=== *[[critical pedagogy]] - helping students achieve critical consciousness *[[critical psychology]] - critiquing mainstream psychology, often looking towards social change as a means of preventing and treating psychopathology *[[critical thinking]] - mental processes of discernment, analysis and evaluation ===Biology and medicine=== *[[intensive care medicine|critical care]] - intensive care medicine **[[critical condition]] - grade of severity of a medical condition *[[critical period]] - a time in the early stages of an organism's life during which it displays a heightened sensitivity to certain environmental stimuli, and develops in particular ways due to experiences at this time ===Mathematics=== *[[critical graph]] - graph with minimal chromatic number *[[critical group]] - a group not in the variety generated by all its proper subquotients *[[critical line]] - of zeros of the Riemann zeta function *[[critical pair]] - concepts in mathematical logic, and in order theory *[[critical point (mathematics)]] - point on a function where the derivative vanishes *[[critical point (set theory)]] - of an elementary embedding of a transitive class into another transitive class: the smallest ordinal which is not mapped to itself ===Physics=== *[[critical angle]] - the angle of incidence above which total internal reflection occurs. *[[critical distance]] - in audio physics, the distance at which the sound pressure level of the direct and the reverberant sound fields are equal when dealing with a directional source. *[[critical mass]] - the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. *[[critical point (thermodynamics)]] - conditions (temperature, pressure) at which the liquid state of matter ceases to exist **[[critical phenomena]] - associated with critical points *[[critical speed]] - the theoretical angular velocity which excites the natural frequency of a screw or gear. ===Process control=== *[[Critical Control Point]] - a point, step or procedure at which controls can be applied and a food safety hazard can be prevented, eliminated or reduced to acceptable (critical) levels *[[critical hours]] - from sunrise to two hours after sunrise, and from two hours before sunset until sunset, local time *[[critical path method]] - project management algorithm *[[Critical Security Parameter]] - information that is either user or system defined and is used to operate a cryptography module in processing encryption functions *[[Critical Success Factor]] - an element which is necessary for an organization or project to achieve its mission. ===Aviation=== *[[Angle of attack#Critical angle of attack|critical angle of attack]] - such that the airflow has [[Flow separation|separated]] from a substantial portion of the upper surface of the airfoil *[[critical area]] - designated area of an airport that all aircraft must remain clear of when another aircraft is inbound on an ILS approach *[[critical engine]] - the one whose failure would result in the most adverse effects on the aircraft's handling and performance *[[critical mach]] - the speed at which some of the airflow on a wing becomes supersonic. ===Other=== *[[Critical (novel)|''Critical'' (novel)]] - a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook *[[critical focus]] - the portion of a photograph that is optically in focus *[[critical hit]] - in role-playing games, a successful attack that deals more damage than a normal hit *[[critical load]] - of a pollutant, minimum exposure threshold for known harmful effects *[[critical section]] - piece of code requiring single-thread to a shared device *Critical Software - company specializing in mission and business critical information systems. **[[Critical Software Technologies]], UK subsidiary {{disambig}}