process of elimination
English
Noun
process of elimination (plural processes of elimination)
- A logical method to identify an entity of interest among several ones by excluding all other entities.
Further reading
- “process of elimination”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “process of elimination” (US) / “process of elimination” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “by a process of elimination”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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