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# elimination

noun (elimination, uncountable; an elimination)

«elimination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Removing or getting rid of something completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#m1)
2. (sport, games, shows) Being knocked out of a competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#m2)
3. (maths, logic) Solving a problem by ruling out wrong answers one by one (process of elimination). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and logic puzzles you use the process of elimination; in sport and TV shows, rounds have eliminations; in health and science, the body gets rid of waste; phrases: «process of elimination», «elimination round», «the elimination of disease».

### Examples

- By a process of elimination, we found who took the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x1)
- Our team lost in the elimination round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x2)
- The elimination of smallpox was a great success for science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x3)
- The quiz had a different elimination each week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x4)
- Cross off wrong answers: that is elimination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x5)
- The elimination of plastic straws helps the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/#x6)

### Note

From eliminate. In maths: if three options are wrong, elimination tells you the fourth is right. In algebra, the «elimination method» removes a variable from equations.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elimination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elimination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elimination.html) on Mova free.