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(noun) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
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Synonyms: partitioning |
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Related Words: analysis, analytic thinking, resolution, resolving |
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(noun) a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power failure" |
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Synonyms: equipment failure |
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Related Words: brake failure, dud, engine failure, failure, misfire, power failure, short, short circuit |
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(noun) a mental or physical breakdown |
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Synonyms: crack-up |
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Related Words: collapse, nervous breakdown |
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(noun) the act of disrupting an established order |
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Synonyms: dislocation |
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Related Words: disruption, perturbation |
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