elimination
eli·mi·na·tion
noun
3.
analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable alternatives
4.
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
5.
the murder of a competitor
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion.
Phrases
- elimination diet
- elimination question
- elimination reaction
- elimination round
- Gauss-Jordan elimination
- Gaussian elimination
- Hofmann elimination
- organ of elimination
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