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Wendepunkte

English translation: inflection point

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German term or phrase:Wendepunkt
English translation:inflection point
Entered by: Margaret Schroeder

03:24 Mar 18, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / Geometry
German term or phrase: Wendepunkte
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?
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 23:39
point of inflection (of a curve)
Explanation:
Dictionary of Physics and Allied Sciences
Selected response from:

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 23:39
Grading comment
Thanks to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8point of inflection (of a curve)
Dr. Fred Thomson
4 +1turning point
swisstell
3 +1inflection of a curve
Yuri Grachev


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
turning point


Explanation:
my guts tell me

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin Harper: most commonly used term, including during my B Eng.
5 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
point of inflection (of a curve)


Explanation:
Dictionary of Physics and Allied Sciences

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  heikeb: all my dictionaries agree
43 mins
agree  Edith Kelly
1 hr
agree  blomguib (X)
3 hrs
agree  Elisabeth Ghysels: "inflection point" seems ok also: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/InflectionPoint.html
3 hrs
agree  Madeleine van Zanten
3 hrs
agree  Yuri Grachev
3 hrs
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
5 hrs
agree  SilLiz (X)
10 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inflection of a curve


Explanation:
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\".

Yuri Grachev
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
20 mins
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