+A **critical threshold** is a specific point or level at which a system undergoes a fundamental change or a [new state](/wiki/new_state) emerges. Beyond this [tipping point](/wiki/tipping_point), a previously stable condition may become unstable, or a dormant process may activate, leading to significant and often irreversible consequences.
+## See also
+- [Phase Transition](/wiki/phase_transition)
+- [Bifurcation](/wiki/bifurcation)
+- [Emergence](/wiki/emergence)
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