- Look up
catastrophe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Catastrophe or
catastrophic comes from the Gr**** κατά (kata) = down; στροφή (strophē) = turning...
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catastrophe is an
academic urban legend proposing that if some
particular catastrophic event occurs,
students whose performance could have been...
- A
catastrophic illness is a
severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery.
Examples include cancer,
heart attack or stroke.
These illnesses...
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actuarial science, engineering, meteorology, and seismology.
Natural catastrophes (sometimes
referred to as "nat cat") that are
modeled include: Hurricane...
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linked to
major natural catastrophes.
Catastrophe bonds are
typically used by
insurers as an
alternative to
traditional catastrophe reinsurance. For example...
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single cusp
structure remaining when a > 0.
Umbilic catastrophes are
examples of
corank 2
catastrophes. They can be
observed in
optics in the
focal surfaces...
- In drama,
particularly the
tragedies of
classical antiquity, the
catastrophe is the
final resolution in a poem or
narrative plot,
which unravels the intrigue...
- New York City, 2009; p. 405. Chertok,
Boris (June 2006). "Chapter 32:
Catastrophes".
Rockets and People,
Volume 2:
Creating a
Rocket Industry (PDF). NASA...
- A
catastrophic failure is a
sudden and
total failure from
which recovery is impossible.
Catastrophic failures often lead to
cascading systems failure....
- A
catastrophic kill, K-Kill or
complete kill is
damage inflicted on an
armored vehicle that
renders it
permanently non-functional (most
commonly via fire...
