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critical point en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.
2. A point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, such as a minimum, a maximum, a point of inflection or, in multivariate calculus, a saddle point.
3. A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.

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Relateds

tipping point

Translations (36)

nl kritisch punt (in mathematics) · fr point critique (in thermodynamics) · az böhran nöqtəsi (in mathematics) · it punto critico (in mathematics) · ru крити́ческая то́чка (in mathematics) · ast puntu críticu (in mathematics) · sv kritisk punkt (in mathematics) · gl punto crítico (in mathematics) · ro punct critic (in thermodynamics) · cmn 臨界點 /临界点 (in thermodynamics) · fr point critique (in mathematics) · pl punkt krytyczny (in mathematics) · cs kritický bod (in thermodynamics) · fi käännepiste (in mathematics) · fi ääriarvo (in mathematics) · mn критик цэг (in thermodynamics) · fi kriittinen piste (in thermodynamics) · sv kritisk punkt (in thermodynamics) · bg крити́чна то́чка (in thermodynamics) · ko 임계점 (in thermodynamics) · es punto crítico (in mathematics) · hy կրիտիկական կետ (in mathematics) · pt ponto crítico (in thermodynamics) · ja 臨界点 (in thermodynamics) · sv inflektionspunkt (in mathematics) · pl punkt krytyczny (in thermodynamics) · bg крити́чна то́чка (in mathematics) · cmn 臨界點 /临界点 (in mathematics) · ru крити́ческая то́чка (in thermodynamics) · cmn 臨界值 /临界值 (in mathematics) · nl kritisch punt (in thermodynamics) · es punto crítico (in thermodynamics) · pt ponto crítico (in mathematics) · hy կրիտիկական կետ (in thermodynamics) · ca punt crític (in mathematics) · tl maselang tungos (in thermodynamics)