inflection point

English edit

inflection point (plural inflection points)

(mathematics) A point of inflection.
(figurative) Synonym of turning point
- 2023 May 30, Andrew Roth, Pjotr Sauer, “Large-scale drone attack hits Moscow for first time in Ukraine war”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:
  Moscow has been targeted with a large-scale drone attack for the first time in its 15-month-old war in Ukraine, marking a new inflection point in the conflict, with the Kremlin threatening to take the “harshest possible measures” in response to the strikes.