point of inflection

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point of inflection

n, pl points of inflection
(Mathematics) maths a stationary point on a curve at which the tangent is horizontal or vertical and where tangents on either side have the same sign
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in which P is the proportion of total rainfall depth of a hyetograph, D is the proportion of the duration, [W.sub.L] and [W.sub.R] are warp or shape factors left and right of the point of contraflexure or peak rainfall depth and m and n are the ordinate (relative magnitude) and abscissa (relative location) of the peak rainfall depth.
Temporal patterns for design hyetographs in New Zealand
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