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saddle point

sad·dle point
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sad-l point]
    • /ˈsæd l pɔɪnt/
    • /ˈsæd.l̩ pɔɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sad-l point]
    • /ˈsæd l pɔɪnt/

Definitions of saddle point words

  • noun saddle point 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. 1
  • noun saddle point technical 1

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Origin of saddle point

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Saddle point

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

saddle point popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

saddle point usage trend in Literature

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