inflection point

American  

[in-flek-shuhn point] / ɪnˈflɛk ʃən ˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. Also called point of inflection.  Also called flex point.  Mathematics. a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa.

2. a point at which a major or decisive change takes place; critical point.

   We’re at an inflection point where we’ll see the technology move forward at a much faster pace.

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Etymology

Origin of inflection point

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

To navigate what he called an “inflection point” for AI, he’s picked out five top stocks.

From MarketWatch

“With the onset of generative AI, it really caused an inflection point.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But it also signals an inflection point in the AI investment boom.

From Barron's

Endo is, by and large, a footnote in Safdie’s exploration of the perils of post-war nationalism, there to be Marty’s foil and another narrative inflection point.

From Salon

Since the 1967 war in the Middle East it is hard to think of such a pronounced inflection point for British Jewish society, one that has so clearly affected daily lives.

From BBC