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- What are saddle points?
- What is saddle point in quantitative techniques?
- What is saddle point in machine learning?
- What are saddle points and local minima?
What are saddle points?
Definition of Saddle Points
Saddle points of a multivariable function are those points in its domain where the tangent is parallel to the horizontal axis, but this point tends to be neither a local maximum nor a local minimum.
What is saddle point in quantitative techniques?
noun Mathematics. 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.
What is saddle point in machine learning?
When we optimize neural networks or any high dimensional function, for most of the trajectory we optimize, the critical points(the points where the derivative is zero or close to zero) are saddle points.
What are saddle points and local minima?
Well, mathematicians thought so, and they had one of those rare moments of deciding on a good name for something: Saddle points. By definition, these are stable points where the function has a local maximum in one direction, but a local minimum in another direction.
