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saddle_point
saddle point
See also: saddlepoint and saddle-point
English
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A graph of , with a saddle point marked in red.
Noun
saddle point (plural saddle points)
- A point in the range of a smooth function every neighborhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.
- (game theory) Such a point in the graphical representation of the possible outcomes of a game
Translations
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External links
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saddle point on Wikipedia.Wikipedia