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Catastrophe
Catastrophe Ca*tas"tro*phe, n. [L. catastropha, Gr. ?, fr. ?
to turn up and down, to overturn; kata` down + ? to turn.]
1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of
things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or
disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great
misfortune.
The strange catastrophe of affairs now at London.
--Bp. Burnet.
The most horrible and portentous catastrophe that
nature ever yet saw. --Woodward.
2. The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a
denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a
comedy.
3. (Geol.) A violent and widely extended change in the
surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of
some part of it, effected by internal causes. --Whewell.
Meaning of Catastrophes from wikipedia
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Catastrophe or
catastrophic comes from the Gr**** κατά (kata) = down; στροφή (strophē) = turning...
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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...
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actuarial science, engineering, meteorology, and seismology.
Natural catastrophes (sometimes
referred to as "nat cat") that are
modeled include: Hurricane...
- A
catastrophic illness is a
severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery.
Examples include cancer,
heart attack or stroke.
These illnesses...
- 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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linked to
major natural catastrophes.
Catastrophe bonds are
typically used by
insurers as an
alternative to
traditional catastrophe reinsurance. For example...
- In drama,
particularly the
tragedies of
classical antiquity, the
catastrophe is the
final resolution in a poem or
narrative plot,
which unravels the intrigue...
- A
catastrophic failure is a
sudden and
total failure from
which recovery is impossible.
Catastrophic failures often lead to
cascading systems failure....
- to
human well-being on a
global scale".
Humanity has
suffered large catastrophes before. Some of
these have
caused serious damage but were only local...
- A
catastrophic kill, K-Kill or
complete kill is
damage inflicted on an
armored vehicle that
renders it
permanently non-functional (most
commonly via fire...
