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> the reaction becomes self-sustaining

This is applicable only to continuously running reactions like in jet engines.



Which would also include any other method currently being pursued to achieve fusion, besides laser confinement. I'm guessing that the laser confinement community had to invent another meaning for "ignition" since the usual one would not be applicable to them.




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