criticalpoint

criticalpoint
critical point n.
1. Physics. The temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gaseous phases of a pure stable substance become identical. Also called critical state.
a. A maximum, minimum, or point of inflection of a curve.
b. A point at which the derivative of a function is zero, infinite, or undefined.

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Universalium. 2010.

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