Practice question · True or false
In a phase diagram, nullclines are curves where one of the two derivatives equals zero.
Hints
- Each curve marks where one variable stops changing.
- Their intersection is where both stop at once.
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True
Why
The nullcline shows where is momentarily stationary; the nullcline shows where is stationary. Their intersection is the equilibrium.
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