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noun

a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.

a point at which something changes direction, especially a high or low point on a graph.

Surveying. a point temporarily located and marked in order to establish the elevation or position of a surveying instrument at a new station.

Origin:
1850–55

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turning point

—n
1.	a moment when the course of events is changed: the turning point of his career
2.	a point at which there is a change in direction or motion
3.	maths a stationary point at which the first derivative of a function changes sign, so that typically its graph does not cross a horizontal tangent
4.	surveying a point to which a foresight and a backsight are taken in levelling; change point

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