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  2. Critical point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The value of the function at a critical point is a critical value. [1] More specifically, when dealing with functions of a real variable, a critical point, also known as a stationary point, is a point in the domain of the function where the function derivative is equal to zero (or where the function is not differentiable). [2]

  3. Morse theory - Wikipedia

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    For a real-valued smooth function: on a differentiable manifold, the points where the differential of vanishes are called critical points of and their images under are called critical values. If at a critical point the matrix of second partial derivatives (the Hessian matrix) is non-singular, then is called a non-degenerate critical point; if ...

  4. Derivative test - Wikipedia

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    After establishing the critical points of a function, the second-derivative test uses the value of the second derivative at those points to determine whether such points are a local maximum or a local minimum. [1] If the function f is twice-differentiable at a critical point x (i.e. a point where f ′ (x) = 0), then:

  5. Critical variable - Wikipedia

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    Critical variables are defined, for example in thermodynamics, in terms of the values of variables at the critical point. On a PV diagram, the critical point is an inflection point . Thus: [ 1 ]

  6. Critical value - Wikipedia

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    Critical value or threshold value can refer to: A quantitative threshold in medicine, chemistry and physics; Critical value (statistics), boundary of the acceptance region while testing a statistical hypothesis; Value of a function at a critical point (mathematics) Critical point (thermodynamics) of a statistical system.

  7. Sard's theorem - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, Sard's theorem, also known as Sard's lemma or the Morse–Sard theorem, is a result in mathematical analysis that asserts that the set of critical values (that is, the image of the set of critical points) of a smooth function f from one Euclidean space or manifold to another is a null set, i.e., it has Lebesgue measure 0.

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  9. Critical point - Wikipedia

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    Critical point may refer to: Critical phenomena in physics; Critical point (mathematics), in calculus, a point where a function's derivative is either zero or nonexistent; Critical point (set theory), an elementary embedding of a transitive class into another transitive class which is the smallest ordinal which is not mapped to itself