"process of elimination" meaning in English

See process of elimination in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: processes of elimination [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|processes of elimination}} process of elimination (plural processes of elimination)
  1. A logical method to identify an entity of interest among several ones by excluding all other entities.
    Sense id: en-process_of_elimination-en-noun-bJV49fIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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