point of departure

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of starting point.
    — […] the point of departure is Hong Kong International Airport.
  2. of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to figuratively,formal
    — […] so “going back to the way things were” is not a useful point of departure.
  3. 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.

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