Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wendepunkt
English translation:
inflection point
Added to glossary by
Margaret Schroeder
Mar 18, 2003 03:24
21 yrs ago
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German term
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Wendepunkte
German to English
Science
Mathematics & Statistics
Geometry
In 1889 (yes, over 100 years ago), H. Brunn published a mathematical paper called "Über Kurven ohne Wendepunkte".
Wendepunkte (in mathematics) =
critical points?
turning points?
inflection points?
Wendepunkte (in mathematics) =
critical points?
turning points?
inflection points?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | point of inflection (of a curve) |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 4 +1 | turning point |
swisstell
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| 3 +1 | inflection of a curve |
Yuri Grachev
|
Change log
Mar 7, 2016 14:42: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Mathematics & Statistics"
Proposed translations
+8
33 mins
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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point of inflection (of a curve)
Dictionary of Physics and Allied Sciences
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+1
6 mins
turning point
my guts tell me
+1
4 hrs
inflection of a curve
my opinion as a programmer
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Note added at 2003-03-18 08:06:16 (GMT)
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!!! not totally according to the link below, for instance (turning points -- Wendepunkte -> http://diction.travlang.com/GermanEnglish/dict.cgi?query=Wen... but according Sciences (geometry) interpretation, so it is \"inflection points\".
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Note added at 2003-03-18 08:06:16 (GMT)
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!!! not totally according to the link below, for instance (turning points -- Wendepunkte -> http://diction.travlang.com/GermanEnglish/dict.cgi?query=Wen... but according Sciences (geometry) interpretation, so it is \"inflection points\".
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