Meanings
nounpoint of inflection (plural points of inflection)
plural points of inflection · alternative inflection point
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.
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Translations
Catalan punt d'inflexió
- punt d'inflexiópoint on a curve
Chinese Mandarin 拐點 /拐点
- 拐點 /拐点 (guǎidiǎn)point on a curve
Dutch buigpunt
- buigpuntpoint on a curve
Estonian käänupunkt
- käänupunktpoint on a curve
Finnish käännepiste
- käännepistepoint on a curve
French point d’inflexion
- point d’inflexionpoint on a curve
German Wendepunkt
- Wendepunktpoint on a curve
Greek σημείο καμπής
- σημείο καμπής (simeío kampís)point on a curve
Hungarian inflexiós pont
- inflexiós pontpoint on a curve
Italian punto di flesso
- punto di flessopoint on a curve
Japanese 変曲点
- 変曲点 (henkyokuten)point on a curve
Korean 변곡점
- 변곡점 (byeon'gokjeom)point on a curve
Norwegian Bokmål vendepunkt
- vendepunktpoint on a curve
Polish punkt przegięcia
- punkt przegięciapoint on a curve
Portuguese ponto de inflexão
- ponto de inflexãopoint on a curve
Romanian punct de inflexiune
- punct de inflexiunepoint on a curve
Russian то́чка переги́ба
- то́чка переги́ба (tóčka peregíba)point on a curve
Spanish punto de inflexión
- punto de inflexiónpoint on a curve
Swedish inflexionspunkt
- inflexionspunktpoint on a curve
Ukrainian то́чка переги́ну
- то́чка переги́ну (tóčka perehýnu)point on a curve
Cite this entry
APA
point of inflection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20inflection
MLA
“point of inflection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20inflection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point of inflection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20inflection.
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