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tipping pointnoun
The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences.
tipping pointnoun
The point in time at which some new technology becomes mainstream.
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Tipping point
In sociology, a tipping point is a point in time when a group–-or a large number of group members--rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice. The phrase was first used in sociology by Morton Grodzins when he adopted the phrase from physics where it referred to the adding a small amount of weight to a balanced object until the additional weight caused the object to suddenly and completely topple, or tip. Grodzins studied integrating American neighborhoods in the early 1960s. He discovered that most of the white families remained in the neighborhood as long as the comparative number of black families remained very small. But, at a certain point, when "one too many" black families arrived, the remaining white families would move out en masse in a process known as white flight. He called that moment the "tipping point". The idea was expanded and built upon by Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Schelling in 1972. A similar idea underlies Mark Granovetter's threshold model of collective behavior.
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The numerical value of tipping point in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of tipping point in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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Even Secretary Mattis, as dedicated as Secretary Mattis is to this country and particularly to the men and women of the armed forces that Secretary Mattis leads, even Secretary Mattis would at some point I think would have a tipping point if Secretary Mattis's completely cut out of things.
While there is no doubt that the Amazon is at great risk and that a tipping point is likely, such inflated claims do not help either science or policy making.
This election is the most important election in the country in 2023 because Wisconsin is the tipping point state for presidential elections, whoever wins the Supreme Court race will cast the deciding vote on questions like voting rights decisions, our abortion ban and even potentially whether to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election.
I think we are seeing a cultural change like we have with smoking, i think we reached a tipping point that will accelerate the decrease in sugary drinks.
It was a tipping point for us to step up, i had a release prepared.
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