point d'inflexion

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃ d‿ɛ̃.flɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

point d’inflexion m (plural points d’inflexion)

1. (mathematics) inflection point, point of inflection (a 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)