critical point

English

Noun

critical point (plural critical points)

(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.
(mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.
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 (ja) (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

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