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

The shift from human-centered security to agent security is an inflection point in the business.

From Barron's

The shift from human-centered security to agent security is an inflection point in the business.

From Barron's

For Citi’s global strategy team, this crippling uncertainty undermines the argument for an inflection point upwards in European corporate earnings and so it downgrades its recommendation on continental stocks to neutral.

From MarketWatch

According to Cranberg, this is a “rare” inflection point for Venezuela as well as for U.S. energy leadership in the Western Hemisphere.

From MarketWatch

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the company’s cloud platform, has hit an “inflection point” thanks to robust demand for AI workloads, Borges wrote.

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