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elimination

elimination

2 6.2
The method of removing an unknown number by combining equations
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eliminación
  • A prerequisite to flexible processing needed for mass customization is the elimination of setup.
  • variable elimination
  • backward elimination
  • quantifier elimination

What if I do elimination on this block matrix?

Examples

  • Then, model selection was accomplished with a backward elimination procedure.

    Academic text (1993)
  • To solve the equation correctly, one must apply the process of elimination to cancel out the unknown variable.

  • The above elimination process still left a great number of products.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Thus, by process of elimination, any compact object exceeding 3.5 M must be a black hole.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The linear system of equations is solved using Gaussian elimination.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The simple process of elimination had narrowed the Doomer suspect list down to Lieutenant Carl Jones.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The results are the capacity to use thick specimens, the elimination of halo artifacts, and a dramatic improvement in resolution.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Subtracting sequential images should allow elimination of background activity, providing high target-to-background images of the extravasated blood (Fig. 6).

    Academic text (2007)
  • In math class, we learned that using elimination helps us find solutions by removing unnecessary variables.

  • By applying the process of elimination, we can simplify the problem and clearly identify the remaining variables.

Antonyms

34 1.0

To find a total by combining two or more numbers

11 3.7

An extra thing that is part of a larger item or package

Compounds

A competition where losers leave after each round until one winner remains

elimination reaction
  • Specialized
6.9

A chemical reaction in which one molecule breaks into two smaller molecules by losing atoms or small groups

Thinking that removes wrong options until one answer remains

Surface Forms

elimination singular
eliminations plural

Morphology

elimination = eliminate (transparent) = eliminate + ion

A technical application in mathematics of 'removing' a variable, which is a direct extension of the verb.

Etymology

Elimination comes from the Latin eliminare, from e- or ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold'. In math, to eliminate a variable is simply to send that unknown 'out' of the equations so you can solve the rest.