elimination
part of speech
noun (elimination, uncountable; an elimination)
meaning for a pupil
1) Removing or getting rid of something completely. tree →
2) (sport, games, shows) Being knocked out of a competition. tree →
3) (maths, logic) Solving a problem by ruling out wrong answers one by one (process of elimination). tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and logic puzzles you use the process of elimination; in sport and TV shows, rounds have eliminations; in health and science, the body gets rid of waste; phrases: «process of elimination», «elimination round», «the elimination of disease».
examples
- By a process of elimination, we found who took the cake. tree →
- Our team lost in the elimination round. tree →
- The elimination of smallpox was a great success for science. tree →
- The quiz had a different elimination each week. tree →
- Cross off wrong answers: that is elimination. tree →
- The elimination of plastic straws helps the sea. tree →
note
From eliminate. In maths: if three options are wrong, elimination tells you the fourth is right. In algebra, the «elimination method» removes a variable from equations.
Trees and pragmatics
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