English Explanatory Dictionary

Hessian matrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.

Word forms

Hessian matrix Hessian matrices Hessian matrixes

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Ludwig Otto Hesse.

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