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point of inflection

noun

, Mathematics.


point of inflection

noun

  1. maths a stationary point on a curve at which the tangent is horizontal or vertical and where tangents on either side have the same sign
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of point of inflection1

First recorded in 1735–45

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