ponto crítico

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ponto crítico

Etymology

Literally, critical point.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpõ.tu ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpõ.to ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ko/

Noun

ponto crítico m (plural pontos críticos)

  1. (thermodynamics) critical point (temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal)
  2. (mathematics) critical point (point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined)