saddle point
nounMathematics.
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.
Origin of saddle point
1First recorded in 1920–25
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How to use saddle point in a sentence
We had rounded saddle point, a prominent headland, which shut off from us temporarily the violence of the gale.
The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. Bullen
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