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inflection point — ➔ point1 * * * inflection point UK US noun [C] ► a time of sudden, noticeable, or important change in a industry, company, market, etc.: »The invention (by Intel) of the microprocessor was an inflection point … Financial and business terms
Inflection point — In differential calculus, an inflection point, or point of inflection (or inflexion) is a point on a curve at which the curvature changes sign. The curve changes from being concave upwards (positive curvature) to concave downwards (negative… … Wikipedia
Inflection Point — An event that results in a significant change in the progress of a company, industry, sector, economy or geopolitical situation. An inflection point can be considered a turning point after which a dramatic change, with either positive or negative … Investment dictionary
inflection point — noun see inflection 5b * * * Math. a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa. Also called flex point, point of inflection. [1715 25] * * * inflection point, Mathematics. a point on a curve at which… … Useful english dictionary
inflection point — perlinkio taškas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Kreivės taškas, kuriame keičiasi jos išlinkimo kryptis. atitikmenys: angl. flex point; inflection point; inflexion point vok. Wendenpunkt, m rus. точка перегиба, f pranc … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
inflection point — perlinkio taškas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. flex point; inflection point; inflexion point vok. Inflexionspunkt, m; Wendenpunkt, m rus. точка перегиба, f pranc. point d’inflexion, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
inflection point — Math. a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa. Also called flex point, point of inflection. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
inflection point — /ɪnˈflɛkʃən pɔɪnt/ (say in flekshuhn poynt) noun a point of inflection on a curve. Also, inflexion point …
inflection point — inflec′tion point n. Math. math. a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
inflection point — noun Date: circa 1721 a point on a curve that separates an arc concave upward from one concave downward and vice versa … New Collegiate Dictionary
