critical point

English

Noun

critical point (plural critical points)

1. (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.
2. (mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.
3. 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