elimination
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
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proceso de eliminación
- To solve the puzzle, she used a process of elimination to rule out the incorrect options.
- process of elimination
And also by the way, like there's not one right way to do elimination.
- And also by the way, like there's not one right way to do elimination.
Examples
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Hopefully, through this process of elimination, you will be able to figure out the solution to your problem.
Blog text (30) -
We've just got to go through a little process of elimination.
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Is it a process of elimination?
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We must proceed by a process of elimination.
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By a process of elimination, I was closing on my vocation.
Fiction book (2002) -
Apparently, Alzheimer's is one of those diseases that they identify more by a process of elimination than anything else.
Fiction book (1997) -
Think of your forays into emerging technology as a process of elimination.
Academic text (2012) -
A, there are fewer chances for test takers to guess correct responses through the process of elimination.
Academic text (2000) -
Many of these structural design questions were tested through trial and error, and through a process of elimination, each team selected what it considered its optimum design and began building.
Academic text (2007) -
Through a complicated elimination process, we weed out those less qualified for the day-to-day operation of a 500,000 tonne single hull super tanker.
Synonyms
Thinking that removes wrong options until one answer remains
Antonyms
Compounds
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A competition where losers leave after each round until one winner remains
- Specialized
A chemical reaction in which one molecule breaks into two smaller molecules by losing atoms or small groups
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Etymology
Elimination comes from the Latin verb eliminare, made of e- or ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold'. In logic or tests, elimination means taking options 'out' one by one until only the right choice remains.