A graph showing the range of temperatures and pressures at which a substance can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas. These different physical states are known as phases, and the temperatures and pressures under which each phase exists are represented by an area on the diagram. A line between two areas defines the conditions under which two phases can exist in equilibrium. The triple point is the only point on the diagram where conditions are such that the solid, liquid, and gas phases can coexist in equilibrium.