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Definition of catastrophe theory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catastrophe theory

noun

/kəˈtæstrəfi θɪəri/

/kəˈtæstrəfi θiːəri/,

/kəˈtæstrəfi θɪri/

[uncountable] (mathematics)

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part of mathematics that deals with systems that sometimes change suddenlyTopics Maths and measurementc2

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