critical thinkingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkrɪt.ɪ.kəl ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˌkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions to affect you
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Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
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- inspect
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- measure
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- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
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