Stationary Point
A point
at which the
Derivative
of a
Function
vanishes,
A stationary point may be a
Minimum
,
Maximum
, or
Inflection Point
.
See also
Critical Point
,
Derivative
,
Extremum
,
First Derivative Test
,
Inflection Point
,
Maximum
,
Minimum
,
Second Derivative Test
© 1996-9
Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26