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elimination

[ ih-lim-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of eliminating.
  2. the state of being eliminated.
  3. Mathematics. the process of solving a system of simultaneous equations by using various techniques to remove the variables successively.
  4. Sports. a game, bout, or match in a tournament in which an individual or team is eliminated from the competition after one defeat.


elimination

/ ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of eliminating or the state of being eliminated
  2. logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operation may permit the derivation of others that do not contain it

    conjunction-elimination

    universal elimination

  3. chem a type of chemical reaction involving the loss of a simple molecule, such as water or carbon dioxide


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Other Words From

  • none·limi·nation noun
  • pree·limi·nation noun
  • proe·limi·nation adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elimination1

First recorded in 1595–1605; eliminate + -ion

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Example Sentences

Sara Duncan, spokesperson for the Oregon Forest & Industries Council, the state’s largest timber lobbying group, said officials were still evaluating bills that propose the elimination of OFRI and had no comment on them.

I remember year after year of trying to understand the difference between a layoff and the elimination of an unfilled position or of a filled position but the person doesn’t lose their job.

By process of elimination, that left axions as kind of the last man standing.

Currently, the legislative filibuster has remained in place, despite elimination by both Democratic and Republican leaders of the filibuster for judicial nominees.

Despite the elimination of preseason games this season, Laviolette said he isn’t too concerned about getting a fair evaluation of his No.

Part of that was due to the elimination of the Mysterious Man.

Sen. Rand Paul has called for the “attrition if not an outright elimination of the IRS.”

The only thing missing from this bill of particulars was elimination of the bourgeoisie.

First, it turned its hand to the elimination of organized resistance within Germany itself.

There is sentiment against corporate welfare, and this is a ‘doable’ target [for elimination].

With the elimination of Frick, responsibility for Homestead conditions would rest with Carnegie.

This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway.

As the sex organs are also the channels for the elimination of waste, exaggerated modesty often hinders discussion.

This completeness of expression may even go to the elimination of what is ordinarily looked upon as "finish."

In the section marked “I. B,” Burke begins the real argument by the method of elimination.

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