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noun, masculine

point d'inflexion

/pwɛ̃ d‿ɛ̃.flɛk.sjɔ̃/

noun, masculine/pwɛ̃ d‿ɛ̃.flɛk.sjɔ̃/plural: points d'inflexion

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)