point of departure

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Synonym of starting point.

   “[…] the point of departure is Hong Kong International Airport.”

2. isim of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to

   “[…] so “going back to the way things were” is not a useful point of departure.”

3. isim a dosage level at which additional administration of an agent significantly loses its efficacy

   “In toxicology, point of departure (POD) is defined as the point on a toxicological dose-response curve […] generally corresponding to an estimated low effect level or no effect level.”