pathological

pathologique

Lié à une maladie physique ou mentale, ou causé par celle-ci.

En anglais simple : Connected with or caused by a physical or mental illness.

• He has a pathological fear of dirt.
• Doctors found pathological changes in her lungs.
• Her gambling became pathological and damaged her relationships.

Synonymes : diseased, abnormal

Contraires : healthy

Expressions courantes : pathological liar, pathological fear, pathological changes

pathologique

Relatif à l’étude médicale des maladies et des changements qu’elles provoquent dans le corps.

En anglais simple : Connected with the medical study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body.

• The tissue needs pathological examination.
• The doctor reviewed the pathological findings.
• Pathological analysis of the sample confirmed the diagnosis.

Expressions courantes : pathological examination, pathological analysis, pathological findings

pathologique

Qui présente des propriétés inhabituelles, difficiles à comprendre ou à exploiter, notamment en mathématiques.

En anglais simple : Having unusual properties that are difficult to understand or work with, especially in mathematics.

• This is a pathological function.
• The proof fails for certain pathological cases.
• She constructed a pathological example with surprisingly unusual properties.

Synonymes : irregular, anomalous

Expressions courantes : pathological function, pathological example, pathological case

pathologique

Qui provoque des problèmes exceptionnellement graves de fiabilité ou de rapidité dans un système informatique.

En anglais simple : Causing unusually serious problems with how correctly or quickly a computer system works.

• This input causes pathological behavior.
• The algorithm becomes slow on pathological cases.
• Engineers tested the system with pathological data that exhausted its memory.

Expressions courantes : pathological input, pathological case, pathological behavior