Complete Definition of "critical point"

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critical point

#physics 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.

  1. A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.

Translations
;(physics) where vapour densities of gas and liquid are equal
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Swedish: kritisk punkt
;(mathematics) maximum, minimum or point of inflection of a curve
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Swedish: kritisk punkt c (maximum or minimum), inflektionspunkt c (point of inflection)

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