Critical Point

Critical point may refer to:

  • Critical point (mathematics)
  • Critical point (set theory)
  • Critical point (thermodynamics)
  • Construction point of a ski jumping hill

Famous quotes containing the words critical and/or point:

    “Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.”
    —Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)

    “Bias, point of view, fury—are they ... so dangerous and must they be ironed out of history, the hills flattened and the contours leveled? The professors talk ... about passion and point of view in history as a Calvinist talks about sin in the bedroom.”
    —Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897–1973)