Critical mass
Critical mass noun - The minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture.
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Limit and critical mass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a noun phrase "Critical mass".
Limit
Limit noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
Critical mass and limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critical mass" instead a noun "Limit".
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- On the subject of critical mass, while both low-yield nukes and still-bulky "suitcase" nukes do exist in real life, critical mass means that there is an absolute lower limit on the size, weight, and yield of fission-based nuclear weapons.
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Limit Break: Collecting more health than the regular health bar can hold causes the Hulk to go into Critical Mass.
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