Catastrophe
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Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-). It may refer to:
- A disaster, a horrible event
- Catastrophe (drama), the climax and resolution of a plot in ancient Greek drama and poems
- Catastrophe (play), a 1982 short play by Samuel Beckett
- Catastrophe modeling, the projecting of the cost of losses due to a catastrophic event in insurance
- Catastrophe theory, a field of mathematics that studies how the behaviour of dynamic systems can change drastically with small variations in specific parameters
- Catastrophe bond, a risk-linked security used to share risks with bond investors
- Catastrophe: A Quest for the Origins of the Modern World, a book by David Keys about the Climate changes of 535-536
- The Catastrophe, a translation of al-Nakba (Arabic: النكبة), referring to the 1948 Palestinian exodus
Catastrophic may refer to:
- Catastrophic, a difficulty rating in Dance Dance Revolution