noun

• 1A point at which a curved surface is locally level but at which its curvature in two directions differs in sign, i.e. for a surface defined by a function f of x and y, a point at which ∂ f /∂ x = ∂ f /∂ y = 0 and (∂2 f /∂ x 2)(∂2 f /∂ y 2) < 0.

• 2(In a zero-sum game) the joint outcome of the two parties following their unmixed optimal strategies, where these exist.