"stationary point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stationary points [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) A point on a curve where the gradient is zero. This point can be a maximum, a minimum, or a point of inflection. Wikipedia link: stationary point Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (A point on a curve where the gradient is zero): stacionární bod (Czech), stationair punt (Dutch), senmova punkto (Esperanto), stationaaripiste (Finnish), tasapainopiste (Finnish), point stationnaire [masculine] (French), stacionárius pont (Hungarian), punto estacionario [masculine] (Spanish), stationär punkt [common-gender] (Swedish)

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