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A point of inflection is a point on a curve where the concavity changes. It is where the curve transitions from being concave up to concave down, or vice versa.
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Refers to the upward or downward curvature of a curve at any given point.
A method used to determine whether a critical point is a local maximum, minimum, or neither by analyzing the concavity.
Similar to a point of inflection, an inflection point is where the curve changes its overall shape from being convex to concave, or vice versa.