(medicine) Intensive care.

(mathematics, computing theory) The greatest number of times that a contiguous subsequence can be repeated.

plural of critical exponent

Of a process or part within a larger system, vital to the operations of the system as a whole.

plural of critical altitude

the altitude at which atmospheric pressure becomes constant as altitude increases

The critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text.

crucial to the operation of a business

plural of critical hit

(video games, role-playing games) A successful attack that deals more damage than a normal blow.