elimination

/i,limi'neiʃn/

Thân thiện

The team's elimination from the tournament was a disappointment.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of removing or getting rid of something: The process of completely removing or eradicating an element, substance, or factor.
   • The bodily process of discharging waste matter: The physiological act of expelling waste products from the body.
   • The murder of a competitor: The act of killing a rival, often in a criminal or competitive context.
   • Analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives: A method of solving problems by considering all options and discarding those that are not viable.
   • The act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations: A mathematical process, such as in algebra, for solving a system of equations by removing variables.

Usage Examples

• General Removal:
  • The elimination of plastic waste is a major environmental goal.
  • The new policy led to the elimination of unnecessary paperwork.
• Bodily Process:
  • Proper hydration is essential for healthy elimination.
• Competition/Murder:
  • The gang was responsible for the elimination of their rivals.
• Problem-Solving Method:
  • We used a process of elimination to identify the source of the error.
• Mathematics:
  • We solved the system of equations using Gaussian elimination.

Advanced Usage

• "Process of elimination": A method for finding something correct by systematically ruling out all other possibilities.
  • I didn't know the answer, so I used the process of elimination on the multiple-choice test.
• "By elimination": Through the act of removing options or competitors.
  • The team advanced to the finals by elimination of all other contenders.

Variants and Related Words

• Eliminate (verb): To completely remove or get rid of.
  • The vaccine helped eliminate the disease.
• Eliminator (noun): One who or that which eliminates.
  • The team is a strong eliminator in the tournament.
• Eliminative (adjective): Tending to eliminate.
  • The theory has an eliminative approach to old concepts.

Synonyms

• Removal: The act of taking away.
• Eradication: The complete destruction of something.
• Excretion: (For the bodily process) The process of eliminating waste.
• Ouster: The act of removing someone from a position.

Related Phrases

• Knockout (in sports): A victory that eliminates an opponent from a tournament.
  • The boxer won by a knockout in the first round.
• Weed out: To remove unwanted elements from a group.
  • The preliminary rounds will weed out the weaker teams.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the murder of a competitor
2. the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
3. analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
4. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
5. the act of removing or getting rid of something

Từ đồng nghĩa

• liquidation
• reasoning by elimination
• evacuation
• excretion
• excreting
• voiding
• riddance