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In mathematics, a saddle point is a point of a function (of one or more variables) which is both a stationary point and a point of inflection, but not a local extremum.
[[Image:180px-Saddle point.png|thumb| right | Saddle point of <math> f(x) = x^2 - y^2</math> ]]
In mathematics, a saddle point is a point of a [[function]] (of one or more variables) which is both a [[stationary point]] and a [[point of inflection]], but not a [[local extremum]].