catastrophe theory
noun/kəˈtæstrəfi θɪəri/
/kəˈtæstrəfi θiːəri/, /kəˈtæstrəfi θɪri/
[uncountable] (mathematics)- part of mathematics that deals with systems that sometimes change suddenlyTopics Maths and measurementc2
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