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saddle point

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle point1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

We had rounded Saddle Point, a prominent headland, which shut off from us temporarily the violence of the gale.

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