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Reinforcement learning algorithms
The actor-critic algorithm (AC) is a family of reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms that combine policy-based RL algorithms such as policy gradient
Actor-critic_algorithm
Field of machine learning
convergence. Most current algorithms do this, giving rise to the class of generalized policy iteration algorithms. Many actor-critic methods belong to this
Reinforcement_learning
Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm PagedAttention / vAttention Perceptron Quasi-Newton method Wake-sleep algorithm Actor-critic algorithm Policy gradient method
List of artificial intelligence algorithms
List_of_artificial_intelligence_algorithms
Machine learning technique
value estimator from the trained reward model. Since PPO is an actor-critic algorithm, the value estimator is updated concurrently with the policy, via
Reinforcement learning from human feedback
Reinforcement_learning_from_human_feedback
Principle in artificial intelligence
Plasticity in Actor-Critic: the Bitter Lesson of Reinforcement Learning", the authors look at generalization of actor-critic algorithms and find that
Bitter_lesson
Class of reinforcement learning algorithm
In reinforcement learning (RL), a model-free algorithm is an algorithm which does not estimate the transition probability distribution (and the reward
Model-free (reinforcement learning)
Model-free_(reinforcement_learning)
Overview of and topical guide to algorithms
(SARSA) Temporal difference learning Policy gradient method Actor–critic algorithm Deep reinforcement learning AlphaGo AlphaGo Zero AlphaZero MuZero
Outline_of_algorithms
Indian professor and computer scientist
Laboratory, where his group develops reinforcement learning algorithms-particularly actor-critic and simulation‑based optimization methods-for complex stochastic
Shalabh_Bhatnagar
Suite of reinforcement learning algorithms
Distributional Soft Actor Critic (DSAC) is a suite of model-free off-policy reinforcement learning algorithms, tailored for learning decision-making or
Distributional Soft Actor Critic
Distributional_Soft_Actor_Critic
Topics referred to by the same term
Class, a rank in the United States Air Force Advantage Actor Critic, a reinforcement learning algorithm This disambiguation page lists articles associated
A2C
Explicit material produced by generative AI
pornography, which involves real actors and cameras, this content is synthesized entirely by AI algorithms. These algorithms, including generative adversarial
Generative_AI_pornography
American actor and filmmaker (born 1971)
received widespread praise and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Other television roles include the
Justin_Theroux
Class of reinforcement learning algorithms
Policy gradient methods are a class of reinforcement learning algorithms and a sub-class of policy optimization methods. Unlike value-based methods which
Policy_gradient_method
Technological phenomenon with social implications
Algorithmic bias describes systematic and repeatable harmful tendency in a computerized sociotechnical system to create "unfair" outcomes, such as "privileging"
Algorithmic_bias
Subfield of machine learning, intelligent control, and control theory
interacting components: a critic that estimates the value function V ( x ) ≈ J ( x ) {\displaystyle V(x)\approx J(x)} , and an actor that updates the control
Machine_learning_control
American actor and director (born 1970)
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film roles include the black comedy Serial Mom (1994)
Matthew_Lillard
Algorithmic management is a term used to describe certain labor management practices in the contemporary digital economy. In scholarly uses, the term
Algorithmic_management
Explicit material applying deepfake technology
users shared altered pornographic videos created using machine learning algorithms. It is a combination of the word "deep learning", which refers to the
Deepfake_pornography
together form an actor/critic architecture. The critic system learns which prefrontal representations are task-relevant and trains the actor, which in turn
Prefrontal cortex basal ganglia working memory
Prefrontal_cortex_basal_ganglia_working_memory
2021 American film by Adam McKay
killed by a large, bird-like creature—a death predicted earlier by BASH's algorithms—and a further pack of the creatures surrounds and begins to converge on
Don't_Look_Up
American social networking service
mid-2008, an algorithmic lists of trending topics among users. A word or phrase mentioned can become "trending topic" based on an algorithm. Because a relatively
X_(social_network)
2002 Japanese TV program
Pythagora Devices (ピタゴラ装置, Pitagora Souchi) are frequently featured. Algorithm Exercise (アルゴリズムたいそう, Arugorizumu Taisou) A corner broadcast since 2002
PythagoraSwitch
2025 Marvel Studios film
(May 24, 2023). "Poker Face DP Steve Yedlin on Creating His Own Imaging Algorithm, Drawing From '70s Influences, and Carving Out a Visual Niche for Himself"
Thunderbolts*
Video-focused social media platform
mental health concerns, misinformation, offensive content, addictive algorithm, its role during the Gaza war, and, following its 2026 divestiture in
TikTok
Spanish heist crime drama television series
is like the sock drawer that you never look in and from which only the algorithm can rescue you, and we didn't think it was a big deal." Sin promoción
Money_Heist
Australian animator and Internet personality (born 1987)
to YouTube's algorithms, he stated that the website was now accommodating live-action videos over animated videos due to the algorithm's emphasis on retention
Ross_O'Donovan
2026 Indian Tamil-language film
critics and was a box-office bomb. In 2040, society depends on a dating app developed by Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), which uses advanced algorithms
Love_Insurance_Kompany
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
original on July 17, 2012. "Wikipedia-Mining Algorithm Reveals World's Most Influential Universities: An algorithm's list of the most influential universities
Wikipedia
Indian crime thriller television series (2025)
India reviewed the series and termed it as "A Crime Drama That’s More Algorithm Than Rhythm." Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today rated the series 3.5/5
Khakee:_The_Bengal_Chapter
American filmmaker (born 1960)
in Venice". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 20, 2025. "How Anti-'Algorithm' Richard Linklater's Festival Smash Hit Man Ended Up at Netflix". Vulture
Richard_Linklater
Machine learning that combines deep learning and reinforcement learning
Abbeel, Pieter (2018). Soft Actor-Critic: Off-Policy Maximum Entropy Deep Reinforcement Learning with a Stochastic Actor. International Conference on
Deep_reinforcement_learning
Film by Kyle Mooney
enslave humanity. Laura successfully creates a kill code to shut down the algorithm, now dubbing itself the "Amalgamation", but a computer attacks her. Eli
Y2K_(2024_film)
2000 film by Wong Kar-wai
"Wong Kar Wai on In the Mood for Love at 25 – a new interview: "Can an algorithm understand the weight of a glance between two people?"". Sight & Sound
In_the_Mood_for_Love
2024 American TV series or program
Fumudoh as a customer service rep for an airline Dominique Jackson as the Algorithm Julia Fox as Mrs. Claus Aidy Bryant as Denise, a saleswoman for toilet
Fantasmas_(TV_series)
1st episode of the 6th series of Black Mirror
"Hotel Reverie". Richard Lawson, a Vanity Fair critic, saw it as commenting on Netflix's algorithm-led strategy, while Power believed it was about binge-watching
Joan_Is_Awful
2022 American film by Shawn Levy
destroying the machine will not destroy time travel as long as Sorian has his algorithm with the math and constraints to control the process, so decides to destroy
The_Adam_Project
Indian actor
Siddharth Menon (born 19 May 1989) is an Indian actor known for his work in film, television and theatre . He is best known for his roles in the films
Siddharth_Menon_(actor)
2025 American crime drama
release). NBC. January 13, 2025 – via The Futon Critic. "Shows A-Z – The Hunting Party on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 22, 2026. Pucci, Douglas (January
The_Hunting_Party_(TV_series)
criticized for diverting attention from more immediate societal risks such as algorithmic biases, with Timnit Gebru and others arguing that it amplified "some
Artificial intelligence controversies
Artificial_intelligence_controversies
2024 studio and soundtrack album by Childish Gambino
Bando Stone and the New World is the fifth studio album by American actor and musician Donald Glover, and his final album under the stage name Childish
Bando_Stone_&_the_New_World
American YouTuber (born 1984)
'Anti-Gamer'". Forbes. Retrieved April 26, 2018. "Opinion: Why YouTube's ad algorithm is killing your favourite creators". Retrieved April 26, 2018. "Nintendo
Angry_Joe
2016 film
Artificial intelligence "Sunspring". Buder, Emily (June 10, 2016). "An Algorithm Wrote This Movie, and It's Somehow Amazing". No Film School. Retrieved
Sunspring
Digital asset using a distributed ledger
benevolent nodes control a majority of computing power. The verification algorithm requires a lot of processing power, and thus electricity, in order to
Cryptocurrency
2015 film by Yorgos Lanthimos
superficial systems of contemporary courtship, including the like-for-like algorithms of online dating sites and the hot-or-not snap judgments of Tinder". Peter
The_Lobster
2026 South Korean television series
production. It was released on March 6, 2026, and received mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the visual production but criticized the script
Boyfriend_on_Demand
Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best
List of awards and nominations received by Evan Rachel Wood
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Evan_Rachel_Wood
2020 video game
character. Other prominent actors include Erica Lindbeck (Jessie), Gideon Emery (Biggs), and Matt Jones (Wedge). An algorithm adjusts characters' facial
Final_Fantasy_VII_Remake
AI that generates content
consumption that is estimated to be growing steadily. The origins of algorithmically generated media can be traced to the development of the Markov chain
Generative_AI
Pornographic video-sharing website
content curation website on 9 October 2013 called "PornIQ", which used an algorithm to create personalized video playlists for the viewer based on a number
Pornhub
2017 supernatural horror film by Andy Muschietti
trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn't fit into the algorithm of what they knew they could spend and make money back on based on not
It_(2017_film)
Season of television series
7". The Futon Critic. April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2023. "CBS Places First in Viewers for the 9th Consecutive Week". The Futon Critic. May 6, 2009
The_Big_Bang_Theory_season_2
British TV series (2019–present)
Analytics, a powerful data analytics firm that specialises in using advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence to influence public opinion. Natalie Dew as
The_Capture_(TV_series)
Surname list
layout, author of Sugiyama algorithm. Linda Sugiyama, American plasma physicist Heiichi Sugiyama, Japanese poet and film critic Kazuko Sugiyama, Japanese
Sugiyama
American YouTuber (born 1998)
friends attempted to analyze and understand YouTube's recommendation algorithm to create viral videos. Donaldson recalled regarding this period, "There's
MrBeast
Topics referred to by the same term
wine journalist and restaurant critic Alfred Yarrow (1842–1932), British shipbuilder Arnold Yarrow (1920–2024), British actor Catherine Yarrow (1904–1990)
Yarrow_(disambiguation)
Internet slang term
others of its explicit nature before they access it, as well as to algorithmically separate it from SFW content. It has been speculated that the term
Not_safe_for_work
English pornographic film actress (born 1999)
men in 12 hours: On OnlyFans, absurd challenges reflect the pressure of algorithms". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Ghazali, Rahmah
Bonnie_Blue_(actress)
English pornographic film actress (born 2001)
men in 12 hours: On OnlyFans, absurd challenges reflect the pressure of algorithms". Le Monde. Retrieved 10 February 2025. Andaloro, Angela. "OnlyFans Star
Lily_Phillips
2024 American film
particularly among fans of lead actor Anthony Mackie and benefitting from strong word‑of‑mouth and platform algorithms. By mid‑July 2025, FlixPatrol analytics
Elevation_(film)
Digital photo of a penis, usually shared electronically
artificial intelligence algorithm to detect photos of penises and turn them into kittens. Meta is reportedly developing an algorithm allowing a user to immediately
Dick_pic
2025 suspension of an American talk show
requiring transparency from platforms about changes to recommendation algorithms and their decisions to block or demonetize users; and calling for ban
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
2006 film by David Lynch
to discard "false detail", then converted to 4K using an AI upscaling algorithm. This version of the film was released on Blu-Ray by The Criterion Collection
Inland_Empire_(film)
2021 film by Shawn Levy
she and Keys kiss. Meanwhile, Guy and Dude reunite with Buddy, whose AI algorithm was reconstructed. Ryan Reynolds as Guy / Blue Shirt Guy, a bank teller
Free_Guy
Robert Tomasulo (1934–2008) – computer scientist; devised the Tomasulo algorithm named for him Pablo S. Torre (born 1985) – sportswriter, ESPN.com and
List of Regis High School alumni
List_of_Regis_High_School_alumni
Intellectual isolation through internet algorithms
that arises when personalized searches, recommendation systems, and algorithmic curation selectively presents information to each user. The search results
Filter_bubble
American legal drama television series (2016–2022)
who formerly worked at Homeland Security. She developed the predictive algorithm that TAC uses to select jurors and mirror jurors. In the season 2 finale
Bull_(2016_TV_series)
2020 film by Christopher Nolan
Later in Oslo, Priya tells him Sator now has all nine pieces of the Algorithm, a device future antagonists need to invert the entropy of the world to
Tenet
2004 Indian film by Sanjay Gadhvi
"Dhoom's director cracked a 6-minute formula way before streaming era's algorithms, walked away when franchise became hit". The Indian Express. 27 August
Dhoom
reinforcement. In this way, dopamine is involved in a learning algorithm in which Actor, Environment and Critic are bound in a dynamic interplay that ultimately seeks
Metalearning_(neuroscience)
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
libertarian AI governance, which Algan defines as "a radically decentralized, algorithm-driven democracy", which "prioritizes efficiency and individual freedom
Peter_Thiel
American business executive (born 1964)
Sarandos uses algorithms at Netflix to predict what programs viewers will want to watch prior to producing them. His personal algorithm focuses on 30%
Ted_Sarandos
2021 film by Lana Wachowski
film was explosively innovatory, this is just another piece of IP, an algorithm of unoriginality." The Verge also gave the film a negative review praising
The_Matrix_Resurrections
Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)
criticism at YouTube's changing algorithm negatively affecting viewership for content creators. The site's algorithm began to focus on watch time statistics
PewDiePie
American television writer and producer (born 1952)
reads: "In Memory of "Marvelous" Marvin Miles". Lorre discusses about algorithm, or bot, or some sort of silicon-based magical genie to secure the future
Chuck_Lorre
Academic conference in machine learning
EfficientNet (ICML 2019); OpenAI's CLIP (ICML 2021) and the UC Berkeley's Soft Actor-Critic (ICML 2018). The number of submitted (and accepted) papers has sharply
International Conference on Machine Learning
International_Conference_on_Machine_Learning
Chemistry 1956 Georgy Adelson-Velsky - Soviet-Israeli inventor of AVL tree algorithm; developer of Kaissa (the first World Computer Chess Champion) C. A. R
List of Moscow State University people
List_of_Moscow_State_University_people
4th episode of the 4th series of Black Mirror
Cole), who are matched into relationships for fixed lengths of time by an algorithm that eventually determines their life-long partner. The episode was inspired
Hang_the_DJ
2020 American docudrama film by Jeff Orlowski
platforms on users, focusing on persuasive design, data collection, and algorithmic prediction. The film argues that companies track and analyze users' online
The_Social_Dilemma
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
He is the middle of three sons; his older brother, Richard, became an actor and director, and his younger brother, John, was an executive at the Italian
David_Attenborough
Low-quality AI-generated digital content
of AI models trained on synthetic data Pseudorandom number generator – Algorithm that generates an approximation of a random number sequence Remix culture –
AI_slop
American actress and singer (born 1997)
partnership with Pornhub to implement a change in the company's flagging algorithm. In 2020, Thorne competed as "Swan" in the third season of The Masked
Bella_Thorne
Hypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion
virtual actor is created with involvement from the original actor (who may contribute motion capture, audio, etc.), while at other times the actor has no
Uncanny_valley
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
period of revenue growth from $2 billion to $20 billion, published The Algorithm, a book detailing the five-step operational framework used at Tesla and
Elon_Musk
American science fiction thriller TV miniseries (2020)
as well as Silicon Valley. It received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its imagination, cinematography, acting, and soundtrack. Lily
Devs_(TV_series)
American neuroscientist and philosopher (born 1967)
Cohen, M. S. (May 15, 2011). "Performance comparison of machine learning algorithms and number of independent components used in fMRI decoding of belief vs
Sam_Harris
Real-time text-to-speech AI tool
profession. When voice actor Troy Baker announced his partnership with Voiceverse NFT, which had misappropriated 15.ai's technology, critics raised concerns
15.ai
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
William Boyd Disumbrationism: a modern art hoax Pierre Brassau: exposing art critics to "modern paintings" made by a chimpanzee Ads for Jean Freeman Gallery
Hoax
Intelligence of machines
same inscrutable mistakes that human intuition does, such as algorithmic bias. Critics such as Noam Chomsky argue continuing research into symbolic AI
Artificial_intelligence
American financial and corporate software company
lead plaintiff, Derek Mobley, claimed that Workday's résumé screening algorithms systematically excluded older candidates and individuals with disabilities
Workday,_Inc.
2021 American drama television series
Rachel Cooke of New Statesman wrote "this time around, however, the glossy algorithm has failed to work. Kevin E G Perry of The Independent called out "the
Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Nine_Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series)
2010 film by Joseph Kosinski
distinctive" actors—was "weird and complicated" rather than being the "sentimental and alluring" portrayer in the original Tron. Critics were divided
Tron:_Legacy
Fictional character in The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon
Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, presented by co-star Kaley Cuoco, for his work on seasons 3 and 4. On June 20, 2011, he won the Critics'
Sheldon_Cooper
Censorship of the multiplayer game creation platform
confirmed of including: harmful content; cyberbullying; fraud; predatory algorithms and addiction. Before the block occurred, Indonesia was reported of being
Censorship_of_Roblox
2014–2019 American television series
Piper in his spare time that contains a revolutionary data compression algorithm. Peter Gregory acquires a stake in Pied Piper, and Richard hires the residents
Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
Chatbot developed by xAI
that we are entering a higher level of hate speech, which is driven by algorithms, and that turning a blind eye or ignoring this today... is a mistake that
Grok_(chatbot)
1st episode of the 3rd series of Black Mirror
Retrieved 25 December 2017. Migozzi, Julien (22 August 2022). "Apartheid by Algorithm". Logic Magazine (17). Retrieved 26 September 2022. Chozick, Amy (17 January
Nosedive_(Black_Mirror)
Fictional character from Hazbin Hotel
Vox is frequently read as a satirical embodiment of broadcast power, algorithmic influence, and corporate media control. Reviewers and feature writers
Vox_(Hazbin_Hotel)
U.S. government efficiency initiative
AI enables DOGE's streamlining of federal government, and accelerates algorithmic governance. On July 1, Politico reported that Thomas Shedd was leading
Department of Government Efficiency
Department_of_Government_Efficiency
2024 film by Zack Snyder
Part Two, David James from We Got This Covered wrote: "In an age of algorithmically generated sludge it's a miracle that Zack Snyder convinced Netflix
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
Rebel_Moon_–_Part_Two:_The_Scargiver
2026 video game
non-player character (NPC) behavior, including character routines. The algorithm used 20–30-minute motion capture recordings, which were divided into individual
Gothic_1_Remake
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Roman Latin Victor, VÃCTOR means "conqueror."
Boy/Male
Indian
Actor Power
Surname or Lastname
Southern French and German
Southern French and German : from Occitan astor ‘goshawk’ (from Latin acceptor, variant of accipiter ‘hawk’), used as a nickname characterizing a predacious or otherwise hawklike man. The name was taken to southwestern Germany by 17th-century Waldensian refugees from their Alpine valleys above Italian Piedmont.English : variant spelling of Aster.Astor is the name of a famous American family of industrialists and newspaper owners. John Jacob Astor I (1763–1848) was born at Walldorf near Heidelberg, Germany, the son of a butcher. He followed his brother Henry to New York and made a fortune in the fur trade, which was greatly increased by his descendants in industry, hotels, and newspapers. They built the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The great-grandson of John Jacob I, William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919), moved to England in 1890, becoming an influential newspaper proprietor and taking British citizenship in 1899. In 1917 he was created Viscount Astor of Hever. His son, the 2nd Viscount (1879–1952), married Nancy Shaw (née Langhorne) (1879–1964), daughter of a VA planter. She became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons as a member of Parliament.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Abhinesh | அபீநேஷÂ
Actor
Abhinesh | அபீநேஷÂ
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Actor
Male
French
 French and German name derived from Occitan astor, ASTOR means "goshawk," itself from Latin acceptor, a variant of accipiter, meaning "hawk." It was originally a derogatory term for men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics.
Boy/Male
British, Celtic, English, Welsh
Cherished
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Christianus, CRISTIÃN means "Christian."
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Venom.
Female
Hebrew
Variant form of Hebrew Urit, URITI means "fire, light."
Boy/Male
Native American
Actor.
Female
Irish
Pet form of Irish CaitrÃona, CAITIE means "pure."
Boy/Male
Indian
Actor
Boy/Male
Latin
Son of Azeus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cater.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Foster father of Arthur.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Male
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Cristian, CRISTI means "Christian."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Abhinash | அபீநாஷÂ
Actor
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jeetu | ஜீதà¯à®‚, ஜீதà¯à®‚Â
Always winner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places (for example in Cheshire, Northumberland, and North Yorkshire) named Bickerton, from Old English bīcere ‘beekeeper’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Latin
Raven; Raven-haired; Dark as a Raven; Crow
Boy/Male
Indian
Pilgrimage site km from city mecca
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French, German, Latin
To Seek; Bold
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Newborn; A Boy; Young
Female
Portuguese
Feminine form of Portuguese Desidério, DESIDÉRIA means "longing."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Most Respectable
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Chipping of Birds
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Pilgrim Centre in India
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
ACTOR CRITIC-ALGORITHM
a.
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue.
v. i.
To criticise; to play the critic.
a.
A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay.
a.
Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
n.
One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor.
n.
The arctic circle.
a.
Relating to, or produced by, flesh or animal food; as, creatic nausea.
a.
Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.
a.
See Cystic.
n.
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
a.
Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.
n.
Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.
a.
Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine.
n.
An actor.
n.
Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
a.
Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
a.
Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.
a.
Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.