saddle point

See also: saddlepoint

English

A graph of

z=x^{2}-y^{2}

, with a saddle point marked in red.

Noun

saddle point (plural saddle points)

(geometry) A point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.
Synonym: saddle
(game theory) Such a point in the graphical representation of the possible outcomes of a game.

Translations

geometry

Estonian: sadulpunkt
Finnish: satulapiste (fi)
French: point col m
German: Sattelpunkt (de) m
Hungarian: nyeregpont (hu)
Icelandic: söðulpunktur m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sadelpunkt (no) n
Polish: punkt siodłowy m
Spanish: punto de silla m
Swedish: sadelpunkt (sv) c

game theory

Finnish: satulapiste (fi)
German: Sattelpunkt (de) m

Further reading

saddle point on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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