stationary point

English

Noun

stationary point (plural stationary points)

1. (mathematics) A point on a curve where the gradient is zero. This point can be a maximum, a minimum, or a point of inflection.

Translations

A point on a curve where the gradient is zero

• Czech: stacionární bod
• Dutch: stationair punt
• Esperanto: senmova punkto
• Finnish: stationaaripiste, tasapainopiste
• French: point stationnaire (fr) m
• Hungarian: stacionárius pont
• Spanish: punto estacionario m
• Swedish: stationär punkt (sv) c

Further reading

• Weisstein, Eric W. (1999–2024) “Stationary Point”, in MathWorld, Wolfram Research.