inflection point
noun
1
: a moment when significant change occurs or may occur : turning point
At 18, Bobby is at an inflection point that will largely determine the course of his life.—
Stacy Perman
Stacy Perman… the gradual move away from big-iron machines toward work stations and personal computers has been going on for years in corporate America—but the inflection point came suddenly.—Steve Lohr
Steve LohrIt depends on us, on the choices we make, particularly at certain inflection points in history; particularly when big changes are happening and everything seems up for grabs.—Barack Obama
Barack Obama2
mathematics
: a point on a curve that separates an arc concave upward from one concave downward and vice versa
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So this makes for a rather early inflection point.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
October is a critical inflection point for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel’s strike threatens to derail negotiations to end the war in Gaza which, according to some sources, were reaching an inflection point.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Cryer is similarly observant toward Sheen’s extended public meltdown, an early inflection point in the social media era in which onlookers got an exhilarating blow-by-blow of one man’s downward spiral.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
October is a critical inflection point for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel’s strike threatens to derail negotiations to end the war in Gaza which, according to some sources, were reaching an inflection point.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Cryer is similarly observant toward Sheen’s extended public meltdown, an early inflection point in the social media era in which onlookers got an exhilarating blow-by-blow of one man’s downward spiral.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Inflection point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflection%20point. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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