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Definition of
catastrophe theory noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
catastrophe theory
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
mathematics
)
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part of mathematics that deals with systems that sometimes change suddenly
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catastrophe theory
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