critical point

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

kritischer Punkt

Kritischer Punkt

Synonyme

juncture

transition

crossroads

turning point

threshold

transition point

stagnation point

no-slip point

crash point

breakthrough

point of transition

climax

crisis

point

Übersetzungen

point critique

punto crítico

نقطة حرجة

ponto crítico

punt crític

punto critico

point pertinent

point-clé

Point critique

momento critico

kritisch punt

conjuntura

momento decisivo

point culminant