Threshold

Definition

The level of magnitude of a system process at which sudden or rapid change occurs. A point or level at which new properties emerge in an ecological, economic or other system, invalidating predictions based on mathematical relationships that apply at lower levels.

Source

IPCC (2007). Appendix I - Glossary. In IPCC (2007) AR4 Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.

Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/ar4_wg2_full_report.pdf (last accessed 16 March 2022).

See also: Tipping Point

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