Large matrices rarely have saddlepoints

A matrix is said to have a saddlepoint if an element is the smallest element in its row and the largest element in its column. For example, 0.546 is a saddlepoint in the matrix below because it is the smallest element in the third row and the largest element in the first column. In [1], […] The post Large matrices rarely have saddlepoints first appeared on John D. Cook....

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