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)

1. (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

2. (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