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Critical point

The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.

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noun
  1. 1

    The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.

  2. 2

    A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.

  3. 3

    A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.

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