- Look up
catastrophe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Catastrophe or
catastrophic comes from the Gr**** κατά (kata) = down; στροφή (strophē) = turning...
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actuarial science, engineering, meteorology, and seismology.
Natural catastrophes (sometimes
referred to as "nat cat") that are
modeled include: Hurricane...
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single cusp
structure remaining when a > 0.
Umbilic catastrophes are
examples of
corank 2
catastrophes. They can be
observed in
optics in the
focal surfaces...
- Czeisler, C. A.; Dement, W. C.; Dinges, D. F.; Graeber, R. C. (1988). "
Catastrophes, Sleep, and
Public Policy:
Consensus Report". Sleep. 11 (1): 100–109...
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November 2010. Love and
Other Catastrophes at IMDb Love and
Other Catastrophes at the TCM
Movie Database Love and
Other Catastrophes at Oz
Movies Roger Ebert...
- A
catastrophic failure is a
sudden and
total failure from
which recovery is impossible.
Catastrophic failures often lead to
cascading systems failure....
- A
catastrophic illness is a
severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery.
Examples include cancer,
heart attack or stroke.
These illnesses...
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linked to
major natural catastrophes.
Catastrophe bonds are
typically used by
insurers as an
alternative to
traditional catastrophe reinsurance. For example...
- P**** by
catastrophe is an
academic urban legend proposing that if some
particular catastrophic event occurs,
students whose performance could have been...
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human well-being on a
global scale".
Humanity has
suffered large catastrophes before. Some of
these have
caused serious damage but were only local...
