Here are explanatory images from the [url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/v6pwykyh]applet[/url].
[size=85]Concentric closed contour lines always indicate either a local minimum or a local maximum. If a contour line intersects itself, the point could be a saddle point, local minimum, or local maximum. [/size]
[size=85]In the case of saddle point "four" legs at the point (0,0,0), the function f(x,y) as well as its derivatives have an uncertainty - subject of discussion![/size]
[size=85]Mappings for the cases of three stationary points.[br] Localization of points on[br](a) contour map,[br](b) a graph of f(x,y),[br](c) a fragment, in a small domain.[br] For a detailed discussion of Example 7 on the scheme for calculating stationary points of a function of two variables, see the [url=https://mathinsight.org/local_extrema_examples_two_variables]link[/url].[/size][br]
[size=85]Displaying images of the function f(x,y) and its fragment.[/size]