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critical mass
(encz) | critical mass,kritické množství n: PetrV |
critical mass
(wn) | critical mass
n 1: the minimum amount (of something) required to start or
maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has
now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass
of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the
business because it lacked critical mass"
2: the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a
chain reaction |
critical mass
(foldoc) | critical mass
In physics, the minimum amount of fissionable material
required to sustain a chain reaction. Of a software product,
describes a condition of the software such that fixing one bug
introduces one plus epsilon bugs. (This malady has many
causes: creeping featurism, ports to too many disparate
environments, poor initial design, etc.) When software
achieves critical mass, it can never be fixed; it can only be
discarded and rewritten.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-23)
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critical mass
(jargon) | critical mass
n.
In physics, the minimum amount of fissionable material required to sustain
a chain reaction. Of a software product, describes a condition of the
software such that fixing one bug introduces one plus epsilon bugs. (This
malady has many causes: creeping featurism, ports to too many disparate
environments, poor initial design, etc.) When software achieves critical
mass, it can never be fixed; it can only be discarded and rewritten.
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