point of inflection
noun
,
Mathematics
1.
inflection point
.
Origin
1735-45
Examples from the web for
point of inflection
At the present end of the graph you can also see a
point of inflection
indicating the same will happen again.
In the first case, the root is near a
point of inflection
so that the iterations oscillate and convergence is impossible.
At the
point of inflection
of the growth curve, inoculate three new flasks from this series and follow the second growth curve.
The curve is sigmoidal in shape and symmetric about a central
point of inflection
.
British Dictionary definitions for
point of inflection
point of inflection
noun
(
pl
)
points of inflection
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