point of inflection
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point of inflection
noun points of inflection · inflection point
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A point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.
Similar: flex
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noun point on a curve
| Español | punto de inflexión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변곡점 byeon'gokjeom |
| 日本語 | 変曲点 henkyokuten |
| 中文 | 拐點 /拐点 guǎidiǎn |
| Português | ponto de inflexão |
| Français | point d’inflexion |
| Deutsch | Wendepunkt |
| Italiano | punto di flesso |
| Ελληνικά | σημείο καμπής simeío kampís |
| Română | punct de inflexiune |
| Русский | то́чка переги́ба tóčka peregíba |
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