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saddle point

saddle point noun: a point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.

saddle point: a point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each...
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Noun

saddle point (plural saddle points)

  1. A point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.
    Synonyms:
    saddle
  2. Such a point in the graphical representation of the possible outcomes of a game.

saddle point meaning in Tamil

saddle point in Tamil

சேணத்தானம், சேணப்புள்ளி

Synonyms of saddle point

Forms of saddle point

pluralsaddle points

Questions about saddle point

What does saddle point mean?
Saddle point means a point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.
What is saddle point in Tamil?
Saddle point in Tamil is சேணத்தானம், சேணப்புள்ளி. See Saddle point meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saddle point?
Saddle point is a noun.
What is the plural of saddle point?
The plural of saddle point is saddle points.

Words near saddle point in the dictionary

  1. saddle pads
  2. saddle pain
  3. saddle pains
  4. saddle plate
  5. saddle plates
  6. saddle point
  7. saddle points
  8. saddle quern
  9. saddle querns
  10. saddle reef
  11. saddle reefs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saddle point (page history and authors); saddle point (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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