Tipping point

Tipping point may refer to:

Science

• In science, a tipping point is the point at which a system is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a different state. Examples are:
  • Tipping point (physics), in which the system is the position of a physical object
  • Tipping point (sociology), is the event of a previously rare phenomenon becoming rapidly and dramatically more common.
  • Tipping point (climatology), in which the system is the global climate
  • Planetary boundaries, in which (according to the proponents of the framework) living within the boundaries' stable state retains planetary habitability on Earth.
  • In catastrophe theory, the value of the parameter in which the set of equilibria abruptly change
• Angle of repose, the maximum angle of a stable slope of granular materials
• Economics, the point at which a dominant technology or player defines the standard for an industry-resulting in "winner-take-all" economies of scale and scope.

Other uses

• The Tipping Point (book), by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Tipping Point (album), by The Roots
• "The Tipping Point" (The Outer Limits episode)
• "Tipping Point" (CSI: Miami episode)
• Tipping Point Community, a philanthropic organization
• TippingPoint, a network security company