saturation point

saturation point
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "saturation point":
singular saturation point plural saturation points
1) the point at which a place or thing is so full of things or people that no more can be added

The number of visitors to the site could soon reach saturation point.

2) science the point at which a chemical solution has as much of a solid substance as possible mixed in it as part of the liquid

English dictionary. 2014.

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