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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In the nineteen-seventies, U.C.L.A.’s Ethno-Communications program, founded to increase minority enrollment, attracted a critical mass of young Black filmmakers.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
On September 26, 2013, the Cordyceps brain infection reached critical mass, manifesting in all people without discrimination.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
While there is a critical mass of these types in the Republican Party, most Democratic voters are more rational in their position.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
By 1981, the time was right for a critical mass of independent film companies to come together and invite hundreds of buyers from around the world to screen independent films in Los Angeles.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
On September 26, 2013, the Cordyceps brain infection reached critical mass, manifesting in all people without discrimination.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
While there is a critical mass of these types in the Republican Party, most Democratic voters are more rational in their position.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
By 1981, the time was right for a critical mass of independent film companies to come together and invite hundreds of buyers from around the world to screen independent films in Los Angeles.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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