English Dictionary

tipping point

名詞

(mathematics, catastrophe theory) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences.

日本語の意味

ある物事が緩やかに変化していく中で、ある閾値を超えることで、その変化が元に戻らなくなる転換点、すなわち状況が劇的に変わる臨界点を指す。

Scientists warned that the melting of the polar ice sheets could reach a tipping point beyond which sea level rise would accelerate irreversibly.

科学者たちは、極地の氷床の融解が不可逆的に加速する臨界点に達する可能性があると警告した。

意味（1）

(mathematics, catastrophe theory) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences.

意味（2）

(sociology) A point in time when a group rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice.

意味（3）

(climatology) An irreversible change in the climate system.

Coordinate term: tipping element

意味（4）

The point in time at which some new technology becomes mainstream.

tipping points （ plural ）