elimination

Noun
  1. The act of removing or getting rid of something (synset 100396141)
    is a type of: remotion, removal - the act of removing
    subtypes: simplification - elimination of superfluous details
    same as: riddance
  2. The bodily process of discharging waste matter (synset 113494300)
    is a type of: discharge, emission, expelling - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    subtypes:
    same as: evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding
  3. Analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives (synset 105790242)
    is a type of: analysis, analytic thinking - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
    same as: reasoning by elimination
  4. The act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations (synset 100396311)
    is a type of: remotion, removal - the act of removing
  5. The murder of a competitor (synset 100224587)
    is a type of: execution, murder, slaying - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    same as: liquidation

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