Eliminates

Eliminates is the third-person singular present tense of the verb eliminate, meaning to remove, expel, or bring to an end. The word comes from Latin eliminare, from ex- “out” and limen “threshold,” historically describing driving something out of a boundary; in modern usage it covers removing objects, options, or obstacles in various contexts.

In everyday language, eliminates describes the act of removing something from consideration or from existence. This can include policies that remove charges or restrictions, products that eliminate a feature, or processes that eliminate waste. In journalism and sports, a team or competitor that eliminates another is disqualified or eliminated from further contention, often advancing the winner to the next round.

In mathematics and logic, elimination refers to methods for removing variables or possibilities to reach a solution or conclusion. Examples include Gaussian elimination for solving systems of linear equations and existential elimination in formal logic. In computer science, variable elimination techniques are used in algorithms and probabilistic reasoning to simplify problems.

In science and medicine, elimination can refer to excretion or the removal of substances from the body, as well as the elimination of pathogens, abnormal cells, or harmful processes through treatment. The precise meaning is determined by the disciplinary context, but all uses share a core idea of removing or ruling out something from a set, system, or consideration.

See also: elimination, eliminate, eliminations.