critical point

critical point

English

Noun

critical point (plural critical points)

1. (thermodynamics) 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. (mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.
3. A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.

Translations

in thermodynamics

Chinese: Mandarin: 臨界點／临界点 (zh) (línjièdiǎn) Czech: kritický bod m Dutch: kritisch punt Finnish: kriittinen piste (fi) French: point critique (fr) m Japanese: 臨界点 (rinkaiten) Korean: 임계점 (imgyejeom) Mongolian: критик цэг (kritik ceg) Portuguese: ponto crítico (pt) m Romanian: punct critic Russian: критическая точка m (kritičeskaja točka) Spanish: punto crítico Swedish: kritisk punkt (sv) Tagalog: maselang tungos

in mathematics

Chinese: Mandarin: 臨界點／临界点 (zh) (línjièdiǎn), 臨界值／临界值 (zh) (línjièzhí) Dutch: kritisch punt Finnish: ääriarvo (fi), käännepiste (fi) French: point critique (fr) m Russian: критическая точка m (kritičeskaja točka) Swedish: kritisk punkt (sv) c (maximum or minimum), inflektionspunkt (sv) c (point of inflection)

See also

• tipping point