inflection point
noun
,
Mathematics
1.
a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa.
Also called
flex point,
point of inflection
.
Origin
1715-25
Examples from the web for
inflection point
However, they now find themselves at another
inflection point
, having to choose between the hardware space or something new.
There's usually an
inflection point
--an age at which the number of breakdowns starts to rise dramatically.
Then the slope rises ever more steeply as bacteria proliferate until it reaches an
inflection point
.
We are at a historic
inflection point
in cancer care and research.